Substantive guidance for attorneys and claims professionals handling vision-related matters. These resources are educational, not advertising: they explain what the ophthalmic evidence means and what a well-prepared case requires.
Retaining an ophthalmology expert witness works best as a structured, early process: run a conflict check, define the scope of review in writing, send a complete set of records, and build the expert's timeline around your discovery…
Read more →An ophthalmology expert review requires the complete ophthalmic chart, operative documentation, and diagnostic imaging in native digital format — not summaries, and not printouts of tests that exist as data files. The quality of an…
Read more →Eye injury cases are won or lost on documentation that either exists early or never exists at all: baseline vision records, native-format imaging, and objective testing near the time of injury. This checklist organizes the steps —…
Read more →An ophthalmology independent medical examination (IME) runs smoothly when three things are handled in advance: the complete records reach the examiner well before the appointment, the examinee arrives with current glasses and an…
Read more →Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) — what the eye can see with the optimal glasses or contact lens correction in place — is the legally meaningful acuity number in nearly every vision claim, because it measures the eye's actual…
Read more →Visual field testing (perimetry) maps how far peripheral vision extends and how sensitive it is across that expanse — function that acuity testing, which measures only the central point, cannot capture. Field loss can be disabling even…
Read more →Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a non-invasive scan that produces cross-sectional images of the retina at near-microscopic resolution, and it is among the most powerful objective evidence available in eye injury litigation because…
Read more →Ophthalmology can evaluate claimed vision loss more objectively than almost any other field can evaluate its symptoms, because the visual system leaves measurable footprints: pupillary reflexes, retinal anatomy on OCT, and electrical…
Read more →These are the questions attorneys, insurers, and claims professionals most often ask before retaining an ophthalmology expert witness. Each answer is written to stand on its own.
Read more →These are the questions attorneys, adjusters, and injured workers most often ask about the Qualified Medical Evaluator process in California workers' compensation, answered from the evaluator's side of the table. The answers explain…
Read more →These are the questions most commonly asked about independent medical examinations in ophthalmology — by the attorneys and claims professionals who request them and by the examinees preparing to attend one. The answers describe…
Read more →Submit the matter for conflict screening. Please do not send medical records or protected health information until conflicts are cleared and secure transfer instructions are provided.