Health & Fitness
Warwick Doctor Performed Laser Surgery On Wrong Eye: Department Of Health
The doctor admitted to operating on the wrong eye, the department of health said.
WARWICK, RI — A Warwick physician performed laser surgery on a patient's right eye when he was supposed to operate on the left eye, the Rhode Island Department of Health said.
Dr. Charles C. Calenda admitted his mistake and was fined $1,100, according to the department of health.
The patient who Calenda mistakenly lasered filed a complaint against him in June 2024, according to a Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline consent order.
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Calenda's staff dilated the patient's left eye for laser surgery, the order said, but Calenda mistakenly operated on the right eye instead.
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