Tom Harbin: Waking Up Blind

WED, JUL 7, 2010 (39:15)

Dr. Tom Harbin has been practicing ophthalmology with a specialty in glaucoma in Atlanta for more than 30 years and is a Clinical Professor Emeritus at Emory University. His new book, Waking Up Blind: Lawsuits Over Eye Surgery, is an eye-opening (pun intended) look at a highly respected surgeon’s terrible mistake and how it was covered up by the leadership of a major academic medical center: Emory University. Through the use of court documents, transcripts of tape-recorded conversations, interviews and personal observations, Dr. Harbin examines the case in detail, uncovering all levels of wrongdoing and secrecy that will surprise you.

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Dr. Tom Harbin has been practicing opthalmology with a specialty in glaucoma in Atlanta for more than 30 years and is a Clinical Professor Emeritus at Emory University.

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