The settlement benefits patients of Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Center and American Vision Partners Holdings who needed assistance transferring to and from surgical tables for eye surgery due to a disability between Jan. 1, 2017, and Jan. 19, 2023. Patients are eligible for payments under the consent decree if they were required to use third-party medical transport services to receive eye care or if they were denied eye surgery due to required transfer assistance. For the purposes of this settlement, AVP includes Southwestern Eye Center, M & M Eye Institute, Retinol Consultants of Arizona, Abrams Eye Institute, Southwest Eye Institute, Aiello Eye Institute, and Moretsky Cassidy Vision Correction practices.
