Medical-Legal Disclaimer

Last updated August 2, 2026

This disclaimer governs all content on LegalEyeExpert.com and should be read together with the Terms of Use.

Intended audience

This website is intended primarily for attorneys, insurers, claims professionals, government agencies and authorized medical-legal representatives. It is not a patient-care portal. It does not provide personal medical advice, does not establish a physician-patient relationship, and does not establish an expert-client relationship. Individuals seeking eye care should consult their own ophthalmologist or, in an emergency, seek immediate medical attention.

Educational content only

All medical content on this website is general and educational. It describes how ophthalmic conditions, findings, and evaluations are generally understood. It does not diagnose, treat, or advise any individual, and it does not evaluate any specific case.

Case-specific opinions require case-specific review

Opinions about any actual matter are formed only after review of the relevant records, examination findings when an examination is performed, diagnostic testing, and applicable medical literature. General information on this website should never be substituted for that review, and should not be cited as an opinion about any particular case.

Differential diagnosis and uncertainty

Ophthalmic findings frequently have more than one reasonable explanation. Content on this site that describes typical presentations, mechanisms, or causation reasoning necessarily simplifies; in any real matter, reasonable alternative diagnoses must be considered and the limits of the available evidence acknowledged. Where the evidence does not support a conclusion to a reasonable degree of medical probability, an honest evaluation says so.

Limits of records, imaging, and isolated tests

Photographs, imaging studies, and isolated test results have inherent limitations. Imaging can contain artifacts; automated testing depends on patient effort and cooperation; records may be incomplete or internally inconsistent. Sound analysis considers each finding in the context of the whole record rather than in isolation.

No physician-patient relationship

Nothing on this website creates a physician-patient relationship. Dr. Shomer does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment through this website or through the inquiry form. Individuals with eye symptoms should consult their own ophthalmologist; sudden vision loss, eye pain, flashes, or a curtain over the vision warrant urgent professional evaluation.

No expert-client relationship

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Independence of opinion

Dr. Shomer accepts carefully selected plaintiff and defense engagements. His opinions are formed independently after review of the relevant facts, records, examination findings and applicable medical literature. He does not offer opinions that the evidence does not support, and retention by a party does not determine the content of any opinion.

No guarantee

Past engagements do not guarantee any result in any matter.

No legal advice

Content on this website describes medical concepts as they arise in legal contexts. It is not legal advice. Questions of procedure, admissibility, disclosure, and strategy are for counsel.