A large proportion of serious eye injuries happen at work, and most of those were preventable with proper eye protection or machine guarding. That matters legally: an employer's duty to provide suitable protective equipment is a specific one, not a general aspiration.
Eye injury claims also need to account for consequences that go beyond the injury itself, particularly where sight loss affects your ability to drive, to do your job, or to live independently.
What kinds of eye injury claim do we handle?
Workplace eye injuries
Including chemical splashes, flying debris, grinding and welding injuries.
Failure to provide eye protection
Where suitable PPE was not supplied or not enforced.
Road accident eye injuries
Including glass and airbag injuries.
Cosmetic and beauty treatment injuries
Including injuries from laser treatments.
What if I was partly at fault?
Partial responsibility, such as not wearing supplied protective equipment, may reduce compensation proportionally. It's assessed on the evidence, and an employer's duty to enforce PPE use is part of that picture.
What you could receive
Eye injury claims cover general damages for the injury, pain and effect on your life, including any permanent sight loss, and special damages for financial losses. These often include lost earnings, treatment costs, prescription lenses, and where sight loss affects driving, changes to how you get to work.
We'll talk you through what's realistic for your situation once we've reviewed the details. We won't overpromise, and we won't quote a figure before we've properly understood your case.