Eye Injury Compensation Claims Solicitors

What types of eye injuries are there?

Eye injuries that can be candidates for compensation claims come in many different forms:

• Blindness due to damage to the eye, retina, optical nerve or any other part of the eye.

• Partial blindness due to damage to one or both eyes.

• Loss of an eye.

• Detached retina due to damage to the liquid within the eye.

• Scratching of the cornea - the transparent area in front of the iris and retina - leading to sight loss, discomfort or infection.

• Fractures of the bones surrounding the eye.

• Traumatic iritis, caused by damage to the iris - the coloured part of the eye.

• Damage to the muscles that control the eye.

• Injury of the eyelids or surrounding tissues.

• Ultraviolet (UV) light or laser exposure that damages the eye, potentially causing macular degeneration or cataracts.

• Medical negligence during eye surgery.

• Scarring of the eye or surrounding tissues.

• Chemical damage to the eye.

• Cancer of the eye.

What circumstances can I claim eye injury compensation for?

Eye injuries have a wide range of causes. Physical damage of the eye and surrounding bones and tissues can occur due to blunt force or flying objects. Chemicals can also cause eye injuries, as well as radiation from sources such as lasers or UV light. These can occur in several settings - at work, in public or at home.

According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology and NHS, 90% of eye injuries could have been prevented. As a result, eye injury at work compensation can be granted if personal protective equipment was not provided by an employer when it should have been.

Whatever the circumstances of your eye injury, get in touch with our team. They will be able to quickly assess whether you are eligible for eye injury compensation.

How much compensation for an eye injury can I expect?

Due to the many different types of eye injuries that can take place and the reasons they happen, every eye injury claim is different. This makes it difficult to assign an exact value for your eye injury compensation.

To make sure you get the right eye injury claim amount, we take into account a wide range of factors, including the injury, circumstances, its physical and mental effect on your health, and whether your ability to work or finances have been affected as a result. All our assessments are performed based on the 15th edition of the Judicial College Guidelines.

If the eye injury was not your fault, however, you will be more likely to get compensation than if you were partly to blame. The same is true if your injury resulted in temporary, partial or complete blindness in one or both eyes - more severe eye injuries can result in greater compensation.

Every case is different, so to understand what your eye injury compensation value might be, use our claims calculator or contact our experts.

Can I get a workers' compensation settlement for an eye injury?

Yes. If your eye injury happened at work then you may be able to get a workers' compensation settlement. Dealing with a current or previous employer can be worrisome, but feel safe in the knowledge we will handle all aspects of your case, approaching and trying to work with the organisation to progress your case and reach a fair settlement.

Am I eligible for eye injury compensation?

You may be eligible for eye injury compensation if you or someone close to you experienced an eye injury in the past three years that wasn't their fault. 

Due to the fact no win no fee claims are risk-free, anyone can make an eye injury claim - you won't need to put any money towards your legal costs upfront. 

A solicitor from our panel will approach your case with care, assessing your injury and how it happened to let you know if you have a case. We will be upfront from the start about the legal fees that will be paid out of your compensation if you win.

How do I start an eye injury claim?

To begin your eye injury claim, there are a number of choices available:

• Complete the online form at the top of this page - our experts will be in contact soon.
• Call our team on 0800 587 0344. They are on hand seven days a week until late and will be able to tell you if there's a good chance of success, and what you can do to progress your eye injury claim.
• Input your details into our compensation calculator and we'll show you a quick estimate of the eye injury compensation value you could expect.

How does ClaimsPeople's eye injury claims process work?

Our panel of eye injury solicitors will decide whether your claim has a good chance of success. If they accept it, they'll use our straightforward process:

1. Your solicitor will contact you and ask you a few questions about your eye injury and how it has affected you. This might involve asking you for any evidence regarding the injury or its effects, like medical records and photographs.
2. We will contact the person or, if you're seeking eye injury at work compensation, the organisation responsible for your injury.
3. If the responsible party accepts your injury was their fault, a settlement will be calculated. If they don't, your solicitor will work on your behalf to negotiate, providing you with updates as frequently as you'd like.
4. If you are successful in being awarded eye injury compensation, your solicitor's fee will be subtracted from your settlement, as agreed before you began your claim. If you aren't successful, you won't need to pay anything.

How long will my eye injury claim take?

There are lots of things that can affect how long it takes for you to get eye injury compensation. The injury, available evidence and actions of the responsible party can all speed up or slow down how long it takes, so it's impossible to give a precise time frame.

That said, our eye injury lawyers will work night and day to ensure your eye injury claim is successful and you get what you deserve.

What happens if my eye injury claim is unsuccessful?

In the event you lose your eye injury compensation claim, you will not have to pay a thing - there really is nothing to worry about. 

That's because our no win no fee eye injury claims are risk-free. We may recommend you take out After the Event insurance, which covers the cost of our services - things like the insurance premium and the legal, barristers', court, and medical report fees - if you lose. It means anyone can get compensation for an eye injury that wasn't their fault.