Our sight is one of our most precious senses. We understand how devastating an eye injury or damage to your vision can be, which is why our solicitors will fight to claim you compensation that not only reflects your pain and suffering, but also the ongoing impact on your life.
How To Make An Eye Injury Claim
Speak to our team on 0800 056 4110. Our personal injury specialists will take you through a free initial consultation, during which they’ll ask you how it happened, who you believe to be responsible and how your life has been affected.
If we think you have a claim, we’ll approach the person or organisation you believe is at fault. If they accept responsibility, we’ll negotiate a compensation settlement for you that takes into account your pain, suffering and the impact on your life.
If we think you have a claim but the other party doesn’t admit responsibility, we’ll still fight for compensation for you – all the way to court if necessary.
Our specialists can help you with:
- Corneal damage
- Retinal detachment
- Eyesight deterioration
- Loss of eye
- Blindness.
The effects of an eye injury may be temporary or life-changing. Our teams strive to secure you compensation not only for the immediate physical damage, but for the long-term impact on your life.
Who Can Claim For Loss of Sight Compensation?
There are many scenarios that can lead to loss of sight compensation claims. Some of the most common ways that eye injuries can occur include:
- Road traffic collisions, involving direct trauma to the eye or blows to the head
- Workplace injuries, where there has been exposure to chemicals, material or other hazards
- Falls, trips or slips in public spaces, involving blows to the head
- Physical assault
- Dog bites
- Fires and explosions
- Sports injuries
- Beauty treatments.
If you’ve suffered from loss of sight from one of these scenarios or similar, we can help you get the compensation you need. Whether you’ve lost your independence or ability to provide practical support at home or at work, we know how important compensation can be. The money you receive as compensation could be used to help you to:
- Learn to read braille
- Identify, implement and learn to use alterations and adaptions in the home and/or work environment
- Replace lost income if you’re unable to work or continue in the same job after your injury
- Learn to use new aids and equipment to support independence outside of the home
- Access professional support for tasks around the house
- Access community and other practical support
- Gain access to transport
- Support the additional costs and practicalities of holidays
- If appropriate, support retraining in alternative careers and/or accessing other vocational activities
- Access to psychological support to assist the adjustment to injuries.
How Long Do You Have To Make An Eye Injury Claim?
Generally speaking, you have three years from the date of the injury, or the date you realised your sight was being affected, to make a claim. There are some exceptions to these time limits however, for example if you suffered a criminal assault, in which case the time limit is two years.
No matter how your injury happened, you should contact us as soon as possible. Contacting us early makes it easier for us to gather evidence and gives your claim the best chance of success.
How Much Compensation Can I Claim For An Eye Injury?
Compensation amounts will vary from case to case as every claim is different. Our aim is to get you the compensation you deserve, which we’ll strive to do by assessing:
- The severity of the damage
- Loss of earnings
- The effects on you and your loved ones
- Whether or not you’ll need ongoing treatment.
In more serious cases, for example injuries resulting in blindness, the settlement will be substantially higher. We’ll assess both physical and psychological damage.
Where applicable, we can also help you with interim compensation payments. These are paid before your final settlement to cover ongoing costs such as travel expenses to hospital, and are deducted from the final compensation.
No Win No Fee Eye Injury Claims
The majority of our eye claims are ‘no win, no fee’. This means that yours and your opponent’s legal fees are covered if you’re unsuccessful*. If you’re successful, your opponent will pay the majority of your legal costs. Any costs not paid by your opponent will be deducted from your final settlement.
Why Choose Us?
We have decades of experience in personal injury claims, helping clients just like you get the compensation you deserve. We understand how devastating eye injuries can be, which is why our friendly legal experts can not only help you with compensation, but with rehabilitation and advice. We won’t rush you – we’ll simply listen to your story and strive to get you back on track as soon as possible.
Contact Us
Speak to our team on 0800 056 4110, or contact us online and we’ll arrange a call to discuss your free initial consultation.
No Win No Fee*
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