Solicitor, Medical Negligence
Ms S was suffering with pain in her right eye, together with watering and blurring. She went to A&E at Russell Hall Hospital in Dudley, where she was prescribed eye drops and she was discharged home shortly after.
The vision in her right eye had been poor since she was a baby, even with the use of glasses, and as a result she relied heavily on her left eye. In the days after visiting the hospital though, she noticed the vision in her left eye was getting progressively worse.
Ms S returned to the hospital and was advised she had a cataract so she was prescribed additional eye drops which she was assured would ease the pain and alleviate her symptoms. Her condition failed to improve following use of the eye drops and eventually, she was referred to City Hospital for further investigations. She had visual tests, a scan, and a biopsy of her eyeball to investigate the problem.
Clinicians identified Ms S had inflammation in her eye so further eye drops were prescribed, together with steroid tablets. Initially Ms S did not notice any difference and she attended at hospital weekly to get the eye checked.
At one consultation at hospital, the clinician confirmed that while the inflammation was still there it was reducing and they were hopeful Ms S’ vision would return to normal. Ms S was excited at this prospect, as she believed her sight was returning and there were no other issues. However, the specialist noted that the presence of a scar at the back of Ms S’ eye and advised that she would unfortunately remain partially sighted due to this. The vision in her right eye returned to normal, but the loss of vision in her left eye was sadly permanent.
Ms S already suffered from osteoporosis and relied on daily support from her husband due to the nature of the condition weakening her bones and causing fragility. The deterioration of her sight resulted in an increased need for care and assistance as she was unable to carry out many of her daily activities such as washing, cooking and getting dressed. Her husband could only help to an extent due to his own limitations and was already doing the best he could prior to the eye injury.
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Our elderly client had undergone an eye consultation at Northwick Park Moorfields Eye Hospital, but his condition was not monitored in the following years, contrary the hospitals own guidelines.
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NHS. (n.d.). Russells Hall Hospital. [Online] Available at: https://www.nhs.uk/services/hospital/russells-hall-hospital/RNA01
Georgina is a Solicitor who works in our Medical Negligence team here at Simpson Millar, based in our Manchester office.
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