Eye Surgery and Infection Claims Solicitors
If an infection develops after eye surgery, it must be diagnosed and treated without delay. Otherwise the infection could cause severe damage to the eye, leading to partial or total blindness.
If you have been harmed because an eye infection was not treated quickly enough, there could be a case of medical negligence. To find out more, please get in touch with our team at Glynns Solicitors.
Please call us free now on 0800 234 3300 (or from a mobile 01275 334030) or complete our Online Enquiry Form.
Eye surgery infection
Infection is a risk of all types of surgery, including eye surgery. There are measures that can help reduce the risk. For example, at the end of a cataract procedure antibiotic drops can be placed in the front of the eye. This is a relatively modern technique and can prevent an infection developing.
Even with such preventative measures, an infection can develop in the eye after surgery. This will cause redness, pain, a weepy eye and abnormal sight. If a patient develops these symptoms shortly after having an eye operation, medical practitioners should be quick to suspect an infection and administer antibiotics.
Delayed diagnosis and treatment of eye infection
If antibiotics are not given quickly enough, the infection can cause significant damage to the eye. The bacteria may injure the retina, causing it to detach. An infection can also injure the optic nerve and blood vessels, both of which can lead to reduced eye sight. Additional surgery may be needed by way of treatment, particularly if the retina has detached.
However, sometimes it is not possible to reverse the damage and the patient's sight loss will be permanent. This will of course be devastating, especially if there is total or near-total blindness. The patient's world will be thrown upside down, removing their independence and confidence.
Eye surgery infection claims solicitors
Medical practitioners should recognise the signs of infection and offer effective treatment within a reasonable amount of time – before serious damage occurs. A failure to achieve this standard of care will be negligent.
If your eye infection was not quickly diagnosed and treated after surgery, causing you to suffer unnecessary harm, there could be a case of medical negligence. A solicitor who deals with medical negligence claims will be able to tell you whether you can claim.
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To speak to a medical negligence solicitor about claiming compensation for an eye surgery infection, please get in touch with us at Glynns Solicitors. We are a specialist firm of medical negligence lawyers.
Call us free on 0800 234 3300 (or from a mobile 01275 334030) or complete our Online Enquiry Form.
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