LASIK surgery: Patient sued doctor for 1 million

David Cantalupo, 38,underwent the refractive surgery in 2006 and sued Whitten and the TLC Laser Eye Center in Pittsburgh in Allegheny County Court after he developed complications that left him with blurry vision.

Cantalupo claimed Whitten failed to tell him that he was a poor candidate for the surgery because he suffered from thinner-than-normal corneas, which caused him to develop ectasia after the surgery.

Ectasia causes the remaining corneal tissue to bulge, making it difficult for Cantalupo to see.

Whitten contended he was under no obligation to tell his patient about the risk and that Cantalupo was a good candidate for the procedure known as LASIK surgery, even though Whitten admitted Cantalupo's corneas were thinner than normal.

After the verdict, Whitten appealed the decision to the state Superior Court, which upheld the lower court decision.
Whitten A former Pittsburgh eye surgeon who once operated on Tiger Woods faces a Friday deadline to pay a North Huntingdon man more than $1 million for damages he suffered after undergoing eye surgery.

Whitten said he has performed the procedure on dozens of male and female professional golfers on the PGA and LPGA tours.He performed the same surgery on Woods in October 1999.

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