| Eye Surgeon At Dublin Clinic Faced Misconduct Charge In The U.K.
An Eye Surgeon who narrowly avoided a serious professional misconduct sanction in Britain is now operating in Dublin.
Ballsbridge,Dublin.Dec,06,2007--Dr. Anupam Chatterjee was the subject of a British General Medical Council (GMC) fitness to practice hearing in 2003 after a patient on whom he performed Laser Surgery accused the Doctor of permanently damaging his sight.
The Manchester-based Doctor was cleared of the charge but admitted during the hearing that he had gone against guidelines warning Doctors not to operate on both eyes on the same day.
The guideline was intended to make sure that any potential damage suffered by patients with complications would be limited to only one eye.
After his eyes were left permanently damaged, Manchester lawyer Paul Burton complained to the GMC saying he had not been warned of the potential risk.
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