Two ophthalmologists and two of the largest ophthalmology medical centers found not to be medically liable

The Larnaca District Court, not attributing any form of liability, namely medical negligence or liability or breach of medical duty, to 2 well-known ophthalmologist surgeons and 2 of the largest Ophthalmological Centers in Cyprus in relation to alleged eye blindness following cataract surgery and a third retinal detachment surgery, dismissed the plaintiff’s lawsuit.

The Court, in its multi-page and detailed decision, stated, among other things, the following:

“Consequently, from the above, the Court cannot be led to the conclusion that there is prima facie evidence of negligence on the part of the defendants linked to the plaintiff’s loss of vision. From the admissible testimony placed before the Court, the conclusion drawn is that the procedure followed by defendants 2 and 3 was the appropriate one. There was detachment, a complication that can occur to anyone and in particular here it did not result from their wrong or negligent action in the operations they performed. Even the operation for reattachment was carried out without any problem arising and linking the operation with the result of the loss of vision. It is therefore the Court’s judgment that it has not been shown that the probable cause of the damage that the plaintiff suffered is due to the action of defendants 2 and 3.

The above conclusion of the Court also determines the fate of the plaintiff’s claim against defendants 2 and 3.

However, given that the Court’s decision is not to attribute any liability to defendants 2 and 3, as well as defendants 1 and 4, the lawsuit cannot have any other outcome than failure.

Therefore, the plaintiff’s claim against defendants 1-4 is dismissed.”

The Defense was represented, among others, by Ms. Christina Christofi for the law firm of Dimitriou & Dimitriou D.E.P.E.