Eye injury claims

Eye injury claims

If you have suffered an eye injury as an innocent victim in the last three years you may be legally entitled to compensation for pain and suffering and other losses resulting from the accident. Provided that the accident was caused by the negligence of another party you should have valid claim. Examples of circumstances where a eye injury may be caused are :-

1. Road Traffic Accidents - whether as driver, passenger, cyclist, motorcyclist or pedestrian. 
2. At Work - blows to the eye or head, flying chips of wood, metal or masonry, exposure to dangerous substances - gases, chemicals, dust. A claim for compensation could lie against an employer in various ways eg. unsafe working practices, failure to provide protective equipment or failure to prevent exposure to harmful substances.
3. Sporting Accidents - whilst some injuries are accepted as inevitable in sport there are situations where a legimate claim for injury damages would exist eg. reckless or malicious conduct by an opponent, defects in playing surfaces.
4. In public places - eg escape of harmful chemicals, gases, dust. Most eye injuries are caused by foreign bodies entering and becoming lodged in the eye or by blows to the eye. Even minor eye injuries can cause extreme pain and discomfort albeit for a short time.

More serious injuries may involve permanent impairment of vision or partial loss of sight. Such consequences are serious for anyone, but in some cases may mean that the victim is prevented from continuing their previous occupation.

Obviously an injury resulting in complete loss of sight has a devastating effect the injured person and compensation awards in such cases reflect this.

If you have suffered an eye injury and would like to know whether you may be entitled to compensation please complete the Application Form and we will provide a Free Legal Assessment of your claim. We will handle your claim on a No Win No Fee basis at no cost to you.