Although nothing can ever truly compensate you for the damage to your sight, we will fight on your behalf to make sure you get the help and resources you’re entitled to.
No win, no fee. There will be no financial risk to you – even if your claim is not successful.
Our team helps many people who have suffered due to negligent eye surgery or ophthalmic negligence, and believe everyone deserves the right legal representation when seeking answers. We’ll work with you to get an understanding of what’s happened and how we can help you with bringing a medical negligence claim.
These claims relate to an injury to the eye which can cause a prolonged disease or even a permanent disability such as blindness. You may have a claim if an optician, the NHS, a private consultant or your GP has acted against the interests of your health or failed to act at all.
Common examples of negligent eye surgery include:
You may be able to make an eye surgerynegligence claim if:
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We carry out many of our claims on a no win, no fee basis. This means there are no upfront costs for you and, provided that you have not misled or acted against the advice that we have given you, no financial risk to you – even if your claim is not successful.
In most instances we will purchase ‘After the Event’ (ATE) insurance on your behalf to cover any legal costs should you not win the case. However, if you have a ‘Before the Event’ (BTE) insurance policy included in your home, car or credit card insurance then we may look to use that insurance to cover the legal costs and an ATE policy should not then be required.
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Ophthalmology is the medical field dedicated to diagnosing and treating eye conditions, including but not limited to glaucoma, cataracts, macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy.
We understand the devastating impact that ophthalmology-related injuries can have on individuals and their families. Our specialist medical negligence team have secured compensation for many victims of ophthalmic negligence.
With years of experience in handling ophthalmology claims, our specialists possess the knowledge and skills necessary to navigate the complexities of these cases. We have dealt with cases involving:
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In general you have three years from the date of negligence or reasonable knowledge of mistreatment by a medical professional causing you harm to bring a medical negligence compensation claim. There are some exceptions to this rule; for instance where the matter involves a child in which case the child has three years from the date of their 18th birthday to bring a claim, therefore expiring on the individual’s 21st birthday.
It is important to speak to our medical negligence solicitors as early as possible to avoid any issues with limitation dates.
