Independent ophthalmology expert-witness services for attorneys, insurers, claims professionals and government agencies — nationwide consultation, remote record review and in-person examination by arrangement.
An ophthalmology expert witness is a physician who reviews the medical evidence in a vision-related legal matter and offers independent opinions on questions such as diagnosis, causation, standard of care, and visual impairment. Marc H.
Read more →In an ophthalmic malpractice matter, the central questions are almost always the same: what does the standard of care require, was it met, and if not, did the departure cause the claimed harm? Dr. Marc H.
Read more →The standard of care in ophthalmology is what a reasonably careful ophthalmologist would do under the same or similar circumstances — not perfection, and not what a world-class subspecialist at a university center might do with…
Read more →Causation is the question that decides many vision cases: is the claimed visual loss actually the result of the incident or treatment at issue, or of pre-existing disease, natural progression, or something else entirely? Dr. Marc H.
Read more →An expert opinion is only as useful as its presentation under oath. Dr.
Read more →Medical record review is the foundation of every ophthalmic medical-legal opinion: a systematic, complete reading of the clinical record — including diagnostic imaging in its native format — by a physician qualified to interpret it. Dr.
Read more →A medical record chronology is a dated, source-cited timeline of every clinically significant event in the record. In ophthalmic litigation — where cases frequently turn on when something was seen, documented, or acted upon — a…
Read more →An independent case review is a confidential preliminary assessment of the ophthalmic merits of a potential or pending matter — the step before committing to a full expert engagement. Its purpose is candor: to tell counsel, early and…
Read more →Ophthalmic record review does not require geography: the records, imaging, and testing that decide vision cases are digital, and a qualified reviewer can analyze them from anywhere. Dr.
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Read more →Marc H. Shomer, MD, PhD, QME provides ophthalmology expert-witness services throughout California, including record review, independent examinations, written reports, and deposition and trial testimony.
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