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Our expert eye injury lawyers will handle your claim at no cost to you* and in the vast majority of cases you will receive 100% of your compensation**.

Expertise And Understanding From Irwin Mitchell

Advances in ophthalmic technology have given hope to thousands of people with poor or failing eyesight and treatment is now available for many eye conditions. In particular, laser eye surgery has become extremely popular over recent years. However, there are always risks involved with surgery; some people suffer the devastating experience of worsened sight following surgery.

If you've suffered an injury, or your eye sight has deteriorated following laser eye surgery, you could be entitled to laser eye surgery compensation.

At Irwin Mitchell we are renowned for our understanding of the issues affecting you and your family due to eye surgery complications, and we know what positive action to take to make a difference.

Our lawyers offer the highest level of professionalism and expertise, combined with dedication and sensitivity.

Above all, we put you first.

Handling Cases Of Flawed Or Failed Eye Surgery With Expertise And Sensitivity

Irwin Mitchell has specialist knowledge and experience of cases involving eye surgery. If you have suffered injury or loss of sight as a result of an eye operation or treatment, you may be entitled to compensation.

If our investigations prove that your sight impairment was caused by clinical negligence, we'll be able to help you recover eye injury compensation.

Proven Expertise In Cases Involving Eye Surgery

Irwin Mitchell is one of the largest and most experienced law firms in the country and our team includes many of the country’s finest specialist lawyers. They work in highly focused teams, offering the best legal expertise when recovering eye injury compensation.

Irwin Mitchell’s Commitment To Eye Surgery Cases

Irwin Mitchell’s first commitment is to you, and to assisting you to recover appropriate compensation.

We also have a long history of campaigning with leading organisations in numerous medical and clinical negligence fields. Together with those organisations we seek improvements in health and safety, prevent accident and injury where possible, and improve the quality of life and levels of compensation for those who have suffered injury.

We have also pursued many leading legal cases in order to improve the prospects of success of compensation recovery for various forms of medical and clinical negligence, and to ensure that fairer compensation is awarded.

The above information relates to the law and procedures in England and Wales.

* Subject to entering a ‘No Win, No Fee’ agreement with us and complying with its terms.
** Does not apply to group actions, criminal injuries or accidents and illnesses outside England and Wales and is subject to compliance with the terms of your funding arrangements.

All Scottish cases will be handled by the Scottish law firm with which we are associated, Irwin Mitchell Scotland LLP. The law relating to funding is different in Scotland and you will receive separate advice about what that means as well as a separate funding agreement.

Select Related Client Stories

Misdiagnosis Of Eye Infection Leads To Unnecessary Surgery

On 5 July 2008, our client attended her local walk-in centre after becoming concerned when she began experiencing pain and redness in her eye over a period of 24 hours.

She was seen by a Nurse Practitioner who failed to examine her or send her for examination by a specialist. The Nurse Practitioner did not establish that Mrs Sureka wore contact lenses or that she had diabetes, which put her at increased risk of developing an eye infection. Instead, she was diagnosed with conjunctivitis and prescribed eye drops.

4 days later, her symptoms had become so severe that she made the decision to go to casualty where she was examined by an eye specialist. The specialist diagnosed a serious bacterial infection which had caused an abscess to form.

The woman was admitted to the hospital and was finally prescribed oral antibiotics, and antibiotic and steroid eye drops before she was discharged almost a week later on 15 July.

Because of the infection, the woman’s eye had became inflamed and scarred and as a result she suffered from reduced vision. On 24 September 2009, she underwent a cornea transplant to treat her symptoms. Unfortunately this is a surgery that she will most likely have to have repeated every ten years. She was also left with the possibility that the condition of her eye could deteriorate, leaving her without vision in her left eye.

Medical reports found that had the Nurse Practitioner done more to examine the woman and research her medical history; she could have been diagnosed four days earlier. In this instance it could well have been possible to treat the infection with a topical antibiotic, rather than resorting to surgery.

Peter Cutler, a specialist lawyer in Irwin Mitchell’s London office was able to secure £70,000 in compensation for the woman for pain and suffering, out of pocket expenses and the cost of the numerous future surgeries she will need.

We have lawyers with the expertise and experience needed to help you with your claim. Choose from the list below to learn more about our experts in this area.

Name	Location	Job Title	Telephone
David Body	Sheffield	Partner	0870 1500 100
Sara Burns	Birmingham	Partner	0870 1500 100
Ian Christian	London	Partner	0870 1500 100
Alison Eddy	London	Partner	020 7421 3887
Auriana Griffiths	London	Partner	0870 1500 100
Lisa Jordan	Birmingham	Partner	0870 1500 100
Angela Kirtley	Newcastle	Partner	0191 279 0127
Julie Lewis	Bristol	Partner	0870 1500 100
Mandy Luckman	Birmingham	Partner	0870 1500 100
Rachelle Mahapatra	Leeds	Partner	0870 1500 100
Suzanne Munroe	Sheffield	Partner	0870 1500 100
Jonathan Peacock	Bristol	Partner	0870 1500 100
Elaine Russell	Glasgow	Partner	0870 1500 100
Lindsay Wise	Manchester	Partner	0161 838 3047
Jane Wright	Leeds, Sheffield	Partner	0870 1500 100
Tim Annett	Sheffield	Associate	0870 1500 100
Sarah Coles	Leeds	Associate	0113 394 6894
Tim Deeming	Birmingham	Associate	0870 1500 100
Caroline Stokes	Birmingham	Associate	0870 1500 100
Andrew Bowman	Bristol	Solicitor	0117 926 1532
Tracey Brown	Glasgow	Solicitor	0870 1500 100
Natalie Jones	Bristol	Solicitor	0117 926 1511
Luke Trevorrow	Bristol	Solicitor	0117 926 1534
Ruth Moore	Sheffield	Other Legal Expert	0870 1500 100

Guidance With Strength And Sensitivity

We understand that contacting a lawyer might seem like a big step - especially if you have not done so before and we have therefore made it easy for you to contact us for free initial advice about your claim.

At Irwin Mitchell we understand the real impact of personal injury. Our team of specialists have the skills and experience to give you clear advice about the chances of pursuing a successful claim and to guide you through the claims process. You can then decide if you want us to pursue your claim on your behalf.

We are renowned for our understanding of the issues affecting you and your family, and we know what positive action to take to make a difference.

At Irwin Mitchell we will fight fearlessly to give you the greatest chance of winning your case, with the best possible outcome, and we will support you every step of the way.

Find out whether you have a claim today. Simply complete our online claim form or call us with details of your accident on 0800 056 4110.

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“With a 'seemingly endless supply of top-end work' Irwin Mitchell fields one of the largest teams in the market and earns 'nothing but praise' from many clients, and is noted for its national network of teams and 'inspirational choice of barristers”

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