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- Title: Pamela S. Dickey v. James A. Long
- Author : Third District No. 02A03-9010-CV-460 Court of Appeals of Indiana
- Release Date : January 25, 1991
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 57 KB
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Plaintiff-appellant Pamela S. Dickey, as the parent and natural guardian of Eric L. Dickey, appeals an adverse judgment after
a trial by jury on a claim of medical malpractice against defendant-appellee Dr. James A. Long, II, an optometrist. Dickey
raises one issue for review: whether the trial court erred in admitting into evidence the opinion of the medical review panel
over her objection at trial. The evidence relevant to the appeal discloses that Dickey consulted Dr. Long in June 1986 when Eric's right eye turned inward.
Eric was eight years old at the time. Dr. Long treated the eye crossing with patching and glasses. After approximately one
year of treatment by Dr. Long, Eric was seen by a pediatrician for a camp physical. The pediatrician noticed that Eric's optic
discs were elevated. The pediatrician referred Eric to an opthalmologist who discovered a condition which required installation
of a shunt to drain excess cerebrospinal fluid thereby relieving pressure from Eric's optic nerve. Approximately one year
after the shunt operation, a small quiescent tumor was discovered deep in Eric's mid-brain.