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Eye Injury Claims in England and Wales
If a non-fault accident caused you an eye injury, you can get compensated. Discover what you may be entitled to and how we can help secure a rightful compensation through eye injury claims.
Understanding Eye Injury Compensation Claims
An eye injury can have a serious impact on a person’s lifestyle. It can drastically affect the way you live, work, and carry out other routine tasks. Though most eye injury cases are temporary, there may be severe conditions where you might be at risk of losing your vision.
If you are reading this page, then most probably you are suffering from an eye injury and want to determine whether you are eligible to claim compensation for an eye injury. Well, you have landed at the right place. At RU1NJURED, our panel of expert eye injury solicitors will not only guide you through each step of the procedure, but will also ensure you win the maximum possible compensation for your eye injury.
Eligibility to Make an Eye Injury Compensation Claim
To understand whether you are eligible to make a claim for an eye injury, it is important to take into consideration the concept of “Duty of Care”. It refers to a legal obligation imposed on every citizen and organisation in England and Wales to comply with a certain degree of care while performing actions that might harm others.
Following are some examples that will further clarify the concept of “Duty of Care” and will make it easy for you to judge your eye injury case in accordance:
- A construction worker suffered a scratched eye while cutting metal without wearing the safety goggles. In this case, the employer had a duty of care towards the workers in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 which was breached by not providing personal protection equipment to the workers.
- A pedestrian getting their eyes injured by a shattered piece of glass during a roadside accident. Here the vehicle driver causing the accident had a duty of care towards the pedestrians as per the Road Traffic Act 1988 which was breached by not driving safely and causing harm by negligence.
- An eye patient suffering blindness due to a delay in treatment caused by a wrong diagnosis by the Doctor. Here the Doctor owed the patient a duty of care under the Bolam Standard, which in simple terms is referred to as the duty of a medical professional to provide care and treatment accepted by a responsible body of medical professionals in that field. Therefore, the duty of care was breached when the doctor negligently misdiagnosed the patient’s eye injury.
Hence, you are eligible to claim eye injury compensation if you can prove that the opposing party owed you a duty of care which was breached during the accident or the incident that led to your eye injury.
Compensation For an Eye Injury Explained
As per English and Welsh law, the amount of compensation you can get for an eye injury compensation claim is directly related to the injury’s impact on your life. The more the severe injury, the greater the compensation. As per “Section A, Chapter 5” of the Judicial College Guidelines, compensation for an eye injury is classified into the following brackets:
- For complete blindness injury claims, compensation can be up to £327,940.00
- When an eye injury results in a loss of sight in one eye with reduced vision in the remaining eye, the payout can range from £78,040.00 to £219,400.00
- In case of complete loss of sight in one eye, the compensation can vary between £66,920.00 to £80,210.00
- In case of incomplete loss of sight in one eye, the compensation can be between £28,900.00 to £66,920.00
- When an eye injury is minor but has caused permanent impaired vision in one eye the payout can range from £11,120.00 to £25,600.00
- In case of a minor eye injury which can be fully recovered within weeks the compensation awarded can vary between £2,690.00 to £10,660.00
The above-mentioned compensation ranges for different types of eye injuries are also referred to as compensation for general damages which cover the suffering and pain of a claimant.
Special Damages
In addition to general damages, a claimant might also bear extra financial losses due to their eye injury. These can include lost earnings, fees for home care assistance, medical equipment, a guide dog, payment for braille lessons, travel costs for medical appointments, etc. All such losses are considered as special damages and your compensation for eye injury covers all these expenses as well.
How to Initiate a Compensation Claim for an Eye Injury?
Now that you are aware of the eligibility criteria as well as the amount of compensation you can receive against different types of eye injuries, it’s time to initiate your claim. For that, you need to take the following steps:
Step 1: Gather Evidence
To make your case strong, you must have all the supporting evidence of your eye injury with you. This includes images or CCTV footage of the incident (where possible), hospital medical reports for your injury, witness contact details who may have seen the incident, accident report log for the incident, bank statements and receipts for financial losses, before and after photographs of your eyes, etc.
Step 2: Finding a Winning Solicitor
After compiling all the supporting evidence, the most crucial step is to find eye injury claims solicitors who can firmly put up your case and maximise your winning potential. This is where our panel of specialist eye injury solicitors at RU1NJURED leap above others. With a proven winning track record and years of expertise in handling claims for eye injuries, you can surely count on the RU1NJURED’s panel solicitors.
Why Choose RU1NJURED?
RU1NJURED should be your first preference due to the following interesting reasons:
- No Win, No Fee agreement: Our panel Solicitors deal will deal with your claim on a No win, No fee payment arrangement making the whole claim process convenient for you.
- Years of Expertise: All claims for eye injuries are led by our panel of expert eye injury solicitors having years of proven winning record.
- Customised Approach: Our eye injury panel Solicitors don’t treat our clients as mere case numbers. We understand the unique circumstances of each client and build up the case in accordance.
- Maximum Payouts: Our panel of solicitors do not settle for minimum compensation or lowball offers from insurers. We dig into the nitty gritty of each case to ensure our clients are awarded maximum payouts.
Initiate your Eye Injury Claim Today
The claim process for an eye injury can be stressful if not led by proper guidance. Book a free consultation by reaching out to our panel injury Solicitors on 0800 955 18 27 or fill in the enquiry form and our team of expert eye injury lawyers will contact you to begin your claim today.
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Compensation for eye injury is not fixed. You can get between £2,690.00 to £327,940.00 based on the type of your eye injury.
Eye injury at work compensation depends on the seriousness of your injury and how it influences your work life.
It is calculated by considering the type of eye injury you have and how it affects your lifestyle. For instance, fractured eye socket compensation can be different from compensation for blindness.
Yes, you can make a loss of sight claim for both, partial and complete loss of vision caused by a non-fault accident.
Yes, you become eligible to make a blindness injury compensation claim if one or both of your eyes have been affected.
You need reports from eye specialists that explain your eye injury, witness details, an official accident report log and bills for your eye injury treatment costs.
Based on the intricacies of each case, it can take months or a few years to settle a claim for an eye injury.
Yes, you can make an eye injury at work compensation claim after a non-fault workplace accident.
Eye injury claims amount for eye damage or blindness resulting from a criminal activity can be between £1,000.00 to £110,000.
Yes, a no win no fee solicitor can help you to make a claim for an eye injury.