🍿 in the bin, because, unsurprisingly, the case against Dr Mohammad Ghassan Ayoubi was settled just before 4pm this afternoon - for approximately £500k!
The claimant (who I won't name without her permission), is now in her late forties, aged 37 when she had Lasek eye surgery, causing extreme photo sensitivity, and corneal neuralgia, leaving her to suffer unbearable pain ever since.
Whether Russell Ambrose stepped in, or the insurers agreed to pay, at this point I don't have that information.
However, since yesterday's post I have been contacted by more Optimax patients damaged by Ayoubi, and I guarantee that now he's moved to work for their competitor, it wont be long before I'm contacted by some of his Optical Express damaged patients đź‘€
In the interests of transparency, it should be told that this was far from being Ayoubi's first encounter with lawyers and litigation.
A few years ago, as one of the NHS paediatric ophthalmologists at King Edward VII Hospital in Windsor, I understand that Ayoubi was involved in a tragic case concerning a young girl with Aniridia (iris abnormality), after he allegedly failed to diagnose glaucoma.
That case was settled for approximately ÂŁ4 million, paid by the NHS hospital trust.
Like so many of these 🤠refractive surgeons, this is another incompetent and DANGEROUS man, who should not be operating on anyone, and I trust that David Moulsdale is now reconsidering Ayoubi’s contract with Optical Express, because while his company cannot afford any more legal claims, more importantly, customers should not be deliberately put at risk!
Meanwhile, Dr Ayoubi should also be reported to the General Medical Council (GMC), useless though they are, the mounting number of serious complaints against him need to be on record!