Minnesota Eye Injury Attorneys Who Will Fight for You 

Every year, over 2.4 million eye injuries occur in the United States. Eye Injuries are incredibly painful and serious. There is no doubt that sight is one of the most important senses that we have, and in the course of daily life, we heavily depend upon it. As a result, any eye injury will have the potential to severely affect your quality of life. 

Beyond this, there are countless financial costs associated with eye injuries. Depending on the severity of your injury, you may require numerous doctor visits, surgeries, medication, rehabilitation, and more. All of those things take money. Then there is the fact that you will likely have to take time off of work – or may not even be able to continue in the same career.

If your eye injury occurred as a result of another’s negligence, you owe it to yourself, your loved ones, and any others they could potentially harm to hold them accountable and fight for the compensation you need and deserve.

At the offices of  Olson, Poole & Envall, P.A., that is precisely what we do. Our job is to advocate for victims of injuries due to negligence, and we have assisted countless eye injury survivors just like you. When you reach out to our experienced attorneys, they will investigate your case and review insurance coverage to see whether or not you have a strong claim.

Determining who is liable in an eye injury case can be challenging, but our knowledgeable professionals understand what it takes and will fight to ensure you have the best chance at obtaining fair and just compensation. 

Why Should You Contact a Lawyer for an Eye Injury in Minnesota?

Even a simple eye injury may result in several thousand dollars in medical expenditures and rehabilitation. These injuries can also keep you out of work for an extended period of time. Worse, a severe eye injury may permanently impair your eyesight, preventing you from living and enjoying your life as you did before. 

Sadly, in many cases insurance companies will battle you and do everything in their power to avoid admitting responsibility and compensating you for the damages you have suffered. This can be incredibly stressful, especially at a time when your main focus should be on recovering. 

Do not allow yourself to get bogged down in this complicated legal process. Let the professionals at Olson, Poole & Envall handle it. Our skilled legal professionals know the ins and outs of how personal injury law in Minnesota works, including what kind of duty of care others have to you based on your relationship. 

For example, if you work in the construction, transportation, or manufacturing industries you are at the highest risk for life-changing injuries. Those employers are required to provide eye protection where there is a risk of injury. If your employer failed to provide eye protection or instruction on how to operate equipment properly to prevent eye damage, you may be eligible to pursue a personal injury claim against them.

You may be eligible to claim workers’ comp benefits for any loss of salary or to pay for living expenses. Many times, workers’ comp benefits claims can be complex in nature, but our workers’ comp attorneys can help you through this complicated process to receive the monetary benefits you deserve. 

Common Causes of Eye Injuries Our Minnesota Injury Lawyers Can Help With

There are several ways that someone else’s negligence might cause you a severe eye injury. Our legal team possesses experience working on many different types of personal injury cases. 

  • Blunt force trauma can cause serious issues to the brain, eye, and spinal cord. These kinds of injuries can occur from a motor vehicle accident, machinery, or slip-and-fall. Traumatic Iritis can also be a result of blunt force trauma. These accidents can happen in a sports environment, or even when an airbag deploys in a car. Do not hesitate to seek out medical assistance right away if you suffer this type of injury. Some injuries brought on by blunt force trauma may not be immediately visible.
  • Chemical burns are incredibly serious eye injuries. In most cases, they are permanent injuries. These injuries occur when chemicals make contact with and burn the eye. Simple chemicals that many people work with daily, such as bleach, battery acid, ammonia, lye, or other industrial chemicals, can produce ocular burns that can be irreparable.
  • Penetration of a foreign object as simple as debris can cause cornea scratches and infections. Foreign objects can be a shard of glass, a wood splinter, or a piece of metal, for example. Even if foreign objects are safely removed from the eye, victims may experience corneal lacerations that impede vision or cause macular puckers (scar tissue that forms on the retina).

Additionally, head injuries with brain damage can cause eye injuries. These injuries can occur in many ways and can have a lasting effect on your life. 

Minnesota Eye Injuries Can Have Devastating Negative Effects

Many of these injuries can result in

  • Blurred vision
  • Blindness
  • Detached retina
  • Tear duct damage
  • Double vision

It is also common for some individuals to experience mental and emotional trauma caused by vision loss.

We will handle the added stress of pursuing the compensation that you need and deserve while you focus on recovering from your injuries.  

Minnesota Injury Attorneys Who Know the Costs Associated with An Eye Injury

As our experienced professionals know all too well, treatment options can vary greatly from case to case. For many eye injuries, invasive surgery is necessary to correct any significant eye damage and protect the patient’s vision. In certain cases, an accident victim with eye damage will require many invasive procedures to properly recover. 

Additionally, many eye injury cases may require long-term physical therapy. Eyes can take a very long time to fully recover, requiring ongoing medical involvement to keep the healing process moving forward. Ultimately, eye injury victims may need the assistance of seeing eye dogs, a walking cane, or the use of a wheelchair.

These procedures can be costly and can quickly add up. If a victim does not seek compensation, they may be forced to bear these costs on their own. When making your legal claim, it is important to account for all of these types of medical charges, as well as any other kinds of damages you have incurred. 

If you or a loved one is experiencing vision loss following an eye or head injury in Minnesota, contact us as soon as possible for a free initial consultation. We are available 24 hours, 7 days a week, and service clients throughout Minnesota.