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Doctor operated on wrong eye, patient's lawsuit alleges

CHICAGO - A Chicago Ridge, Ill., ophthalmologist operated on the wrong eye of a patient and then tried to fix the mistake by operating on the correct eye without proper anesthesia, the patient alleges in lawsuit filed this week in Cook County Circuit Court.

Sutton Dryfhout filed her lawsuit Monday, alleging that Dr. Benjamin Ticho with The Eye Specialists Center

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