ORDER

Dr. S.M. Kantikar, Member—The present Consumer Complaint has been filed by Dr. Debdas Biswas the US resident (hereinafter referred to as the Complainant) under section 21(a)(i) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (for short the ‘Act’) against the Ophthalmologist- Dr. Sourav Sinha (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Opposite Party No. 1’) and B. B. Eye Foundation (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Opposite Party No. 2’) for alleged medical negligence due to wrong medical advice and the Complainant suffered permanent and irreversible damage in his left eye.

The Facts:—

2. The Complainant, a senior Scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, California, USA. Previously he underwent successful cataract surgeries in 2004 and 2006. The Complainant developed retinal tears in his right eye in 2007-08 and underwent laser treatment. In February 2012, he came to India to visit his family members in Kolkata. In India he suffered ‘Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment’ causing blurring of vision in left eye with dark peripheral vision. Therefore, on 13.02.2012, the Complainant consulted the Opposite Party No. 1 - Dr. Sourav Sinha, who advised surgery for retinal detachment. The surgery wa