Kleiman allegedly offered paid kickbacks to optometrists who referred patients to its facility for cataract surgeries.
The system was accused of regularly engaging in co-management of cataract surgery patients with optometrists who referred patients to them.
The lawsuit also alleges that Kleiman provided free continuing education courses to referring optometrists, rewarded top referring optometrists with expensive dinners, and invited them, their families and staff to Texas Rangers stadium games at the company suite.
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