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Eye and Ophthalmic Compensation Claims
If your eyesight has been affected by negligent treatment, get in touch with one of our legal experts today.
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The legal and financial matters might be complex, but we aim to keep things straightforward and explain everything in terms that are relevant to you.
Overview
Eye and ophthalmic compensation negligence claims solicitors
Eye damage can be life changing
Opticians, GPs, ophthalmologists and ophthalmic surgeons can make mistakes during NHS or private treatment which lead to reduced vision, visual impairment or blindness, which can be life changing. Our medical negligence specialists can help you find out what went wrong and support your potential case to enable you to have support for the future.
Support at every step
We will listen sympathetically to your case and explain in simple terms whether you have the chance of a successful claim and what to do next and will support you at every step of the way
Get your life back on track
Compensation can help you get your life back on track by covering loss of income, transport assistance, care and support at home, house adaptation, walking and technology aids. It can also help you find out who was responsible for the errors and help stop them happening to someone else.
How we can help
If you’d like to meet one of our experts for a confidential, no obligation chat, please get in touch.
We have offices across Cambridgeshire, Essex and Hertfordshire, but we can help you wherever you are in England and Wales.
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Examples of eye and ophthalmic medical negligence claims
Our eye and ophthalmic specialists support clients with eyesight damage caused by:
- complications after a stroke
- lack of timely follow up glaucoma
- delayed or misdiagnosis of acute angle glaucoma, raised intracranial pressure, giant cell arteritis (GCA) and detatched retinas
- delayed diagnosis and treatment of brain tumours resulting in damage to vision
- delayed diagnosis and treatment of Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)
- surgical error during (for example) laser eye surgery, lens surgery, cataract removal or repair, or brain surgery.
Our expertise
Tees is one of the country’s leading law firms for medical negligence. Recommended by Legal 500, we have a strong track record of success with eye and ophthalmic claims and take on complex cases that other firms may not pursue.
After an initial consultation, we’ll give you clear advice on whether your claim has merit. If we take it on and you don’t win, you won’t pay a thing, because we work on a no win, no fee basis.
We are passionate about campaigning for improvements to medical standards and care, and your case may help prevent mistakes being repeated and affecting other families.
Our experience in eye and ophthalmic claims
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