Overview
- Fresh broadcasts and articles feature multiple former patients alleging unnecessary or erroneous eye procedures that caused severe, sometimes irreversible vision loss.
- Specific accusations include an unneeded cataract operation and a large laser treatment apparently performed on the wrong patient, leaving one person nearly blind.
- France’s regional medical council ordered a six-month ban in 2024, but the doctor appealed, which suspends the sanction and permits him to continue practicing.
- Franceinfo reports that six additional people plan to file complaints, adding to mounting calls from victims for disciplinary or judicial action.
- The doctor’s lawyer acknowledges a single medical error and cites numerous favorable testimonials, while patients say compensation efforts are stalled in complex insurance and legal processes.