Eye Injury Compensation

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Eye injuries can range from minor afflictions which cause temporary discomfort to the most serious types of eye injury, causing permanent blindness. The eyes are very sensitive and as well as loss of sight, injuries to the eye can cause large amounts of pain.

Any eye injury can lead to a certain amount of impairment of vision. The most serious eye injuries may even result in the eye having to be removed.

Types of Eye Injury

As well as the potential for an eye injury to be caused by the eye area being hit and injured by an object, injuries to the eye can include burns, cuts, scratches and irritation.

Small objects travelling at a high speed are the most likely to cause serious eye injuries. Examples of these objects include glass or other objects propelled at the eye during a car accident, and stones thrown up at high speed by lawnmowers.

Eye Injury Symptoms

If you are suffering from an eye injury, your symptoms will vary, depending on how the injury occurred. Below are some of the most common eye injury symptoms.

Foreign bodies: If something has become stuck in your eye, it can cause a mixture of symptoms, including blurred vision, pain, light sensitivity and tears. You may also be able to feel that there is something stuck in your eye. However, if an object has become lodged deeper into the eye, you may not have any symptoms at all.

Iritis: This is an inflammation of the iris and it occurs following an eye injury such as a blow to the eye. Symptoms can include decreased vision, an aching sensation, light sensitivity and increased tearing, and the condition usually requires medical treatment.

Scratches: If you have a scratch on the cornea (the outer surface of the eye), the symptoms may be similar to having a foreign object stuck in your eye. They could include a sensation that something is stuck in the eye, increased tearing, sensitivity to light and pain.

Chemical eye injuries: If your eye has been injured as a result of chemical exposure, your eye may turn red and the eyelids could become swollen. You are also likely to feel pain or a burning sensation.

Bleeding: If you have noticed a red area on the eye, it may seem worrying. However, this is usually due to a burst blood vessel on the eye’s surface and should heal slowly without any symptoms.

Fracture: an orbital fracture will cause symptoms such as swelling, double vision, pain (particularly with movement of the eyes) and bruising.

Light induced eye injuries: if the eye has been injured by ultraviolet light, symptoms could include a feeling that something is in the eye, light sensitivity, redness and pain.

How to Prevent Eye Injuries

Eye injuries often happen as a result of accidents in the workplace. In order to prevent eye injuries, it is important to wear protective goggles in any work situations which could involve a risk of eye injury.

Employees who work in conditions which could lead to eye injuries should always be trained on how to protect their eyes at work. If you have experienced an eye injury because you were not trained on how to protect your eyes in potentially hazardous workplace situations, you could be eligible to claim for compensation.

Eye injury compensation claims

For anyone who has suffered an eye injury, the results can be devastating. If you have suffered an eye injury which wasn’t your fault, call the National Accident Helpline™ immediately for specialist eye injury claims advice.