Aier Eye Hospital controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2023
Video surfaces of Guigang doctor striking patient during surgery; doctor suspended
In December 2023, video surfaced of a doctor at Guigang Aier Eye Hospital striking a patient during surgery, triggering controversy over medical ethics and patient safety. Aier announced that the doctor involved was suspended and an investigation was launched. Media also focused on the patient's postoperative vision problems, but the cited reports did not provide a final medical or judicial determination of causation between the striking and the vision outcome.
2021
Ai Fen cataract-surgery dispute
Ai Fen publicly disputed the outcome of cataract surgery performed by Aier in May 2020. Five months after the procedure, she reported near blindness in one eye and retinal detachment, resulting in a malpractice-related dispute.