Several types of serious accidents, especially those involving road traffic, result in chronic eye injuries. Victims of such eye injuries from accidents suffer critical and life-changing consequences including complete blindness and permanent ocular damage. Losing eye sight to an unforeseen accident can take a huge toll on the mental and emotional health of the victim.
Causes and Occurrences
Some common accidents that cause eye injuries due to another party’s negligence include:
- Road accidents
- Construction accidents
- Exposure to harmful radiation
- Exposure to excessive heat
- Violent crimes
- Toxic torts
- Acid attacks
- Surgical errors and negligence
Construction workers and miners are under an added risk of suffering eye injuries, as they are highly exposed to toxic chemicals and sharp objects. Car crashes and head-on collisions due to negligence while driving are some of the most common circumstances under which eye injuries occur. Negligence on the road does not limit to fellow drivers, but often impact pedestrians too.
Surgical errors and negligence by the surgical team while operating on a patient’s eye(s) can be disastrous. A single moment of carelessness may result in a sharp surgical tool penetrating the eye. This becomes a case of eye injury by medical malpractice that will lead to a malpractice lawsuit by the victim or his family.
Impact of Eye Injury
Some of the obvious and severe consequences of an eye injury include:
- Impairment in the movement and function of the eyelid
- Partial loss of vision in one or both eyes
- Total loss of vision (complete blindness)
- Blurred vision or double vision
- Tear duct damage
An eye injury that results from another party’s negligence can create huge costs and complications for the victim. An accident that injures the eye may involve damage to the eyelids, cornea, sclera, extra-ocular muscles, conjunctiva, lacrimal canaliculi, or the orbital wall. There may also be prolapse of the uveal tissue, traumatic cataract, vitreous loss, retinal detachment, choroidal rupture, vitreous hemorrhage, and avulsion of optic nerve or a ruptured globe.
Preventing Eye Injuries Due to Negligence
In order to reduce the number of cases that involve eye injuries due to another person’s wrongdoing, a number of preventive measures can be undertaken:
- While traveling in a car, passengers in front seats must wear seatbelts as they are more prone to sustain ocular trauma.
- Laminated glass windscreens can reduce the percentage of penetration of foreign objects.
- Children should not be made to sit on the lap of the passenger in front. They must be seated in safe chairs with special belts, in rear seat.
- Surgeons and surgical assistants must act with extra care while operating on a patient’s eye and rule out any possibility of error or negligence.
Legal Help
If you or your loved one has suffered eye injuries due to another party’s negligence, you can recover damages with a personal injury lawsuit. Call the New York City eye injury lawyers at Rosenberg, Minc, Falkoff, & Wolff for a free consultation.
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This first meeting is free. Find out if your case is viable. If it is, we will help you increase your bank account and have money to pay your bills and force the other side to pay for their clear mistakes. Why should you suffer alone, they should feel your pain!
