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목적 : To analyze the results of court rulings about medical litigations related to refractive surgery in Korea.
방법 : We collected 31 anonymized judgements regarding refractive surgeries between 1990 and 2017 and analyzed the reasons for the medical litigations, the court rulings, the reasons for compensation, and the amount claimed and finally awarded.
결과 : There were 6 PRK, 19 LASIK, 6 LASEK cases. The reasons for litigations were as follows: glaucoma(8), ectasia(7), keratitis/corneal ulcer(6), retinal detachment(2), dissatisfaction of visual outcome(2), photophobia(2), and others in order. Among the 31 cases, 17 litigations were decided in favor of the plaintiff, and 14 litigations were decided against the plaintiff. Four cases awarded damages to the plaintiffs because of a violation of duty of care, 11 cases due to a violation of informed consent. The total amount of awarded damages was KRW 885,804,168 (the average amount was KRW 52,106,128).
결론 : Nearly half of the cases were decided in favor of the plaintiff, and over the half cases were awarded due to the violation of informed consent. This study's results will be helpful in understanding the results of medical litigations regarding refractive surgery and reducing future lawsuits
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