For the first time, the state Medical Board has punished a laser eye surgeon, stripping a central Ohio doctor of his license.
Board member Andrew Robbins says Dr. Vikas Jain of Newark became a "predator," repeatedly mistreating patients. Robbins says Jain's misdeeds included removing a cataract from a woman's blind eye, operating on patients who shouldn't have received LASIK including one who could see just fine, and using his operating equipment on the wrong settings.
The state will inform the national Federation of State of Medical Boards of its action, in hopes of preventing Jain from going elsewhere to practice.
Jain did not appear at Wednesday's hearing. He can appeal to the Franklin County Common Pleas Court.
Source: www.ohionewsnow.com/global/story.asp?s=4100431&ClientType=Printable
Posted by Admin at November 11, 2005 09:35 AM