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Types of Eye Injuries We Handle
The human eye is remarkably sophisticated yet incredibly vulnerable. Eye injuries can occur suddenly and range from seemingly minor scratches to complete eye blindness. Understanding the types of injuries that can occur is crucial for recognizing when legal action may be warranted and ensuring you receive appropriate compensation.
Structural Eye Injuries
Physical damage to the eye itself often results in the most severe and immediate vision problems:
- Orbital fractures: Breaks in the bones surrounding the eye socket, often requiring surgical reconstruction.
- Corneal abrasions: Scratches or damage to the clear protective covering that can lead to permanent scarring.
- Retinal detachment: When the retina separates from the back of the eye, causing partial or complete vision loss.
- Penetrating injuries: Foreign objects entering the eye, potentially causing irreversible damage.
- Chemical burns: Damage from acids, alkalis, or toxic substances that can destroy eye tissue.
- Subconjunctival hemorrhage: Bleeding between the conjunctiva and sclera, often indicating serious trauma.
- Eye infections: Bacterial, viral, or fungal infections that can destroy eye tissue if left untreated.
Functional Vision Impairments
Beyond the physical injury itself, many clients struggle with ongoing vision problems that dramatically impact their quality of life:
- Eye blindness: Partial or complete loss of sight in one or both eyes.
- Impaired depth perception: Difficulty judging distances, crucial for driving and daily activities.
- Light sensitivity: Painful reactions to normal lighting conditions that require constant accommodation.
- Double vision: Seeing two images instead of one, making navigation dangerous.
- Blurred vision: Inability to see clearly at various distances, affecting work and daily tasks.
- Loss of peripheral vision: Reduced side vision that affects safety and mobility.
These vision impairments often require extensive rehabilitation, adaptive equipment, and significant lifestyle modifications. The costs associated with these changes — both financial and personal — should be fully compensated when they result from someone else's negligence. Our experienced eye injury attorneys understand how each type of vision loss affects our clients' lives and fight for compensation that reflects the true scope of these injuries.
When Vision Loss Changes Everything, We Fight for Justice
Eye injuries don't just affect your sight — they impact your independence, career, and quality of life. Our NYC eye injury lawyers understand what's at stake and fight for the full compensation you deserve.
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When Vision Loss Changes Everything, We Fight for Justice
Eye injuries don't just affect your sight — they impact your independence, career, and quality of life. Our NYC eye injury lawyers understand what's at stake and fight for the full compensation you deserve.
Contact us today for a free, confidential consultation. You only pay if we win.
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Common Causes of Eye Injuries We Handle
Understanding the circumstances that lead to preventable eye injuries helps identify when negligence played a role and who should be held responsible. Our experienced attorneys handle cases arising from scenarios in which proper safety measures or medical care could have prevented devastating vision loss.
Medical Malpractice
Eye surgery requires extraordinary precision, and when medical professionals fail to meet accepted standards of care, the consequences can be devastating. Our eye surgery malpractice attorneys handle cases involving:
- Surgical errors during eye procedures: Wrong-site surgery, instrument mistakes, or improper surgical techniques.
- Misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis: Failure to identify serious conditions like glaucoma, detached retina, or eye infections.
- Infection from contaminated equipment: Use of improperly sterilized surgical instruments.
- Medication errors: Wrong dosages or inappropriate medications that damage eye tissue.
- Failure to monitor post-operative complications: Inadequate follow-up care that allows preventable problems to worsen.
Construction Site Accidents
Construction sites pose significant risks of eye injuries, with nearly 20,000 workplace eye injuries annually, and construction accounting for 20% of these cases. These preventable injuries cost over $924 million in workers' compensation and $4 billion in lost productivity. Our eye injury on construction site attorneys handle cases involving:
- Flying debris and projectiles: Metal shards, wood chips, or concrete fragments from cutting and drilling operations.
- Chemical exposure: Contact with acids, solvents, or other hazardous materials without proper protection.
- Welding accidents: "Welder's eye" from UV exposure or inadequate protective equipment.
- Lack of proper safety equipment: Failure to provide or enforce the use of protective eyewear.
- Equipment malfunctions: Defective tools or machinery causing unexpected eye injuries.
Personal Injury Accidents
Many of our clients have suffered vision loss in accidents that could have been prevented if others had exercised reasonable care:
- Car accidents: Impact injuries, glass fragments, or airbag-related trauma from vehicle collisions.
- Slip and fall accidents: Head trauma leading to direct eye injuries or optic nerve damage.
- Sports injuries: Contact sports or recreational activities without proper safety measures.
- Assault and battery: Intentional injuries to the eyes requiring both criminal and civil action.
Defective Products
Manufacturers and property owners have responsibilities to ensure safety, and when they fail, serious eye injuries can result:
- Defective safety equipment: Faulty goggles or protective eyewear that fails when needed most.
- Household products: Improperly labeled chemicals or products with dangerous designs.
- Children's toys: Products with sharp edges, projectile components, or toxic materials.
- Automotive defects: Faulty airbags, shattered glass, or other vehicle component failures.
Each of these scenarios represents a failure of someone's duty to exercise reasonable care. Whether it's a surgeon who doesn't follow proper protocols, an employer who ignores safety regulations, or a manufacturer who cuts corners on product testing, our attorneys know how to identify negligence and hold responsible parties accountable.
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Free Consultation with Our New York Eye Injury Lawyers
Our eye malpractice attorneys handle eye injury cases in New York City and all five boroughs. Contact us to schedule your free consultation by calling 212-869-3500 or filling out an online form. We charge no fees until we recover compensation for your family.
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Types of Compensation Eye Injury Victims Can Receive
Our approach to eye injury cases focuses on securing compensation that truly reflects the full scope of our clients' losses. This means looking beyond immediate medical bills to understand how the injury will affect every aspect of their lives going forward.
Economic Damages
- Medical expenses: Past and future costs, including surgeries, treatments, medications, and rehabilitative care.
- Lost wages: Compensation for time off work during recovery and treatment.
- Reduced earning capacity: Long-term income losses when injuries prevent a return to previous careers.
- Assistive technology: Costs of adaptive equipment needed for daily functioning.
- Home modifications: Expenses to make living spaces safe and accessible.
- Transportation costs: Ongoing expenses when driving is no longer possible.
- Rehabilitation services: Vision therapy, occupational therapy, and adaptive training costs.
Non-Economic Damages
- Pain and suffering: Physical discomfort and emotional distress from the injury.
- Loss of enjoyment of life: Inability to participate in previously loved activities.
- Emotional distress: Depression, anxiety, and the psychological impact of vision loss.
- Loss of consortium: Impact on spousal and family relationships.
- Disfigurement: Permanent changes to appearance from the injury.
Calculating these damages requires careful analysis and expert testimony. We work with economists, vocational experts, and medical professionals to ensure every aspect of our clients' losses is properly documented and compensated.
What to Do After Eye Injury: Essential Steps to Take
The steps you take immediately after an eye injury can significantly impact both your recovery and your legal case. While seeking immediate medical attention is always the top priority, there are other important considerations that can strengthen your position.
- Document everything from the beginning. Take photographs of accident scenes, defective equipment, or unsafe conditions that contributed to your injury. Keep all medical records and ensure proper incident reports are filed if your injury occurred at work.
- Contact an experienced eye injury attorney as soon as possible. Evidence can disappear, memories fade, and important deadlines can pass. Early legal intervention ensures your rights are protected and crucial evidence is preserved.
- Don't discuss your case with insurance representatives without legal counsel present. Insurance companies often try to minimize payouts by getting victims to make statements that can later be used against them. Having legal representation from the start protects you from these tactics.
The key is acting quickly while focusing on your medical recovery. Every day that passes makes it harder to preserve evidence and protect your legal rights.
Why Choose Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Firm for Your Case?
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- Four decades of experience: With over 40 years of handling complex eye injury and medical malpractice cases, we have the proven knowledge and skill to maximize your compensation.
- Proven track record: With millions recovered in eye injury settlements and verdicts, we have the experience needed to maximize your compensation.
- Strong medical network: Our attorneys work with leading ophthalmologists and vision specialists to build compelling cases that demonstrate the full impact of your injury.
- No fees unless we win: You pay nothing up front, and we only collect fees if we successfully recover compensation for you.
- Multilingual representation: We serve clients who speak English, Spanish, Korean, and other languages, ensuring clear communication and understanding throughout your case.
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