(3/3) Texas must do a much better job protecting Texas patients from those that put profits ahead of patient safety. As a 5th generation Texan who worked as a legislative staffer for a member of the Texas House of Representatives, I know Texas can do better. #txlege
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I currently represent 7 patients (including a family member) that were partially blinded during what should've been routine cataract surgery at Key-Whitman, as outlined in this Buzzfeed article that just came out. #txlege
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Attention: #txlege
At Least 68 People Are Nearly Blind After A Botched Drug Was Injected Into Their Eyeballs https://t.co/aN4ZcKahUE via @stephaniemlee
Key Whitman made a choice to hire a compounding pharmacist with a history of suspension by the Texas State Board of Pharmacy to attempt to make a complex pharmaceutical product that the pharmacist had no business trying to copy.
Just out: FDA releases public report on investigation of patients’ retina damage during routine cataract surgery at PRG Dallas aka Key-Whitman Surgery Center: https://t.co/JOxbPuTo1J… My law office is honored to represent 7 of the patients affected.