eye surgery

The nature of these cases is that they are very often serious and distressing, causing significant disability. 

Ophthalmic surgery is a very specialised and technical area within the medical disciplines.  Whilst patients may submit a formal complaint about their treatment to the NHS or seek disclosure of their own medical records, interpretation of the issues without support can be very difficult.

Examples of ophthalmic cases within our experience would include:

• optic nerve damage because of raised intra-cranial pressure
• blindness because of failure correctly to treat diabetes
• inappropriate cataract surgery techniques
• inappropriate squint surgery
• defective laser eye treatment surgery and/or inappropriate clinical advice and patient selection for the surgery

Blindness is a devastating injury and we aim to work closely with our clients and their carers.  We are able to draw upon a variety of expert sources as well as our in-house expertise to deal with these cases and support our clients and their carers through the litigation. 

If the case is pursued we claim compensation for the pain and suffering and loss of amenity associated with the loss of vision, and financial losses including the requirements for care, specialist aids and equipment, further treatment, appropriate accommodation and for loss of earnings. 

We appreciate the severity of the distress that these types of injuries cause and we aim to treat our clients with empathy and a practical approach.

For further information please contact Alison McClure in the Clinical Negligence team on 023 8085 7345 or email alison.mcclure@bllaw.co.uk.