'IN THE HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA GAUTENG LOCAL DIVISION, JOHANNESBURG MONDAY 07 AUGUST 2017'
I’d like to introduce Adrian Watkin-Jones, whose eyes were damaged by laser eye surgery on 25 May 2010, performed by South African ophthalmologist Mark Deist at Sandhurst Eye Centre in Johannesburg.
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The long awaited trial, listed for 8 days, finally reached the court room this morning
I’ve been talking with Adrian and his son Chase for the last few months, and we held our breath last week to see if the Defendant would make a settlement offer to avoid the publicity that will of course accompany this trial as it continues.
Because, while of course Adrian wants Mark Deist to pay for ruining his eyes and quality of life, more important is to warn others of the serious risks, and had a settlement been agreed, it would have come with a gagging order.
I will keep you updated, but whatever the outcome of Adrian’s trial, you can rest assured that you will be hearing a lot more from South Africa's damaged refractive eye surgery patients soon!