A man whose right eyeball was removed following what he claimed was a delayed diagnosis of cancer agreed to a $2 million settlement in his Monmouth County suit, Stern v. Borchers, on Jan. 13.

According to the suit, Stuart Stern visited optometrist Ronald Borchers at Pearle Vision in Freehold for a routine eye exam in September 2019. Borchers advised him to return in 12 months. Then, in May 2020, Stern went to another eye doctor after experiencing impaired vision. Stern was diagnosed with a uveal melanoma in his right eye, said Adam Epstein of Mazie, Slater, Katz & Freeman in Roseland, who represents Stern.