New York Loss of Sight Injury Lawyer

The loss of sight may well be one of the most difficult injuries one can endure. Partial or complete blindness impacts every facet of your life, including your career, your enjoyment of life and your relationships with friends and family. An injury that can cause a loss of sight can any accident that injuries the eye or the head such as a car accident or a fall. If the negligence of another person caused you to lose your vision, contact with an experienced New York loss of sight injury lawyer at Stephen Bilkis & Associates. You may be entitled to just compensation for your injuries. This may include reimbursement for medical expenses both present and future, loss of income, as well as compensation for your pain and suffering.

A person who has less than 20/200 corrected vision is considered legally blind. Vision loss can result from many different types of injuries. While some may be the result of a disease or are genetic in nature, there are injuries that occur due to the negligence of another. For example, a sharp object thrown by someone or broken glass can pierce the eye leading to vision loss. In the workplace, a chemical splash can cause significant eye damage. Medical negligence can also result in partial or complete loss of vision.

Loss of sight can also result from a blow to the head can causing retinal detachment. Surgery must be performed to reattach the retina or complete blindness can result. Burns to the eye are somewhat common, by either ultraviolet light or other type of extremely bright light. There is no modality to heal an eye if it has been burned. Cataract, glaucoma and oculomotor injuries are often seen in a workplace setting, which may give rise to a worker’s compensation claim. While most think of glaucoma or cataract as a disease, it can be from a traumatic injury as well.

If you believe your vision has been impaired because of the negligence of another person, contact an experienced New York loss of sight injury lawyer. Sudden loss of sight can be devastating financially. Through a personal injury lawsuit, you may be able to recoup your financial losses.

If an accident causes you to lose your ability to hear, you will incur significant medical expenses from medical treatment and assistive technology. With the help of an experienced loss of sight injury attorney in New York, you may be able to hold the person's whose negligence resulted in your injury legally accountable. Depending on the facts of your case, the type of compensation that you may entitled to includes expenses related to medical expenses, lost wages and pain and suffering. Medical expenses include your past and future medical expenses that are related to treatment for your injury. For example, medical expenses would include emergency room treatment, hospital stay, doctors' fees, medication, rehabilitative services, and assistive technology.

If you lose your sight there is a good chance that you will not be able to go back to the job you had prior to the accident. This means that you will be entitled not only to compensation for the wages you lost while recovering, but you may also be entitled to compensation for loss of earning potential as you will likely have a difficult time earning as much as you would have if you did not lose your vision.

In addition, you may be able to collect damages for pain and suffering. Compensation for pain and suffering is reserved for those injuries that are severe enough to cause the victim extreme physical pain, or that cause the victim to suffer psychologically and emotionally. Loss of sight is an example of a permanent injury that would be considered so life-altering that an award for pain and suffering would be appropriate.

A personal injury lawsuit can be complex, relying not only on complicated evidentiary issues related to the accident, but on an understanding of the medical issues related to loss of sight. Stephen Bilkis & Associates has decades of experience successfully representing clients in personal injury lawsuits who have suffered serious injuries. We understand both the legal and medical issues involved. Whether your injury occurred in a construction accident, auto accident, slip and fall accident, or any other type of accident, contact an experienced loss of sight injury attorney serving New York at 800.696.9529 to schedule a free, no obligation consultation regarding your case. We serve injured victims in the following locations: Nassau County, Bronx, Brooklyn, Long Island, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island, Suffolk County, and Westchester County.