The Claimant in this case is a 17 year old teenager who, at the age of 4 years, was referred by the Health Visitor to the GP for assessment of a suspected squint. The GP failed to properly examine the Claimant, and hence an opportunity to diagnose this condition was overlooked.
It was not until several years later when the Claimant was
experiencing symptoms of blurred vision that his parents took him
to a local eye hospital to be examined that the diagnosis of a
divergent squint was reached. By this time it was too late to
undertake the standard treatment of eye patching which would have
resolved this problem. The Claimant now suffers binocular vision
and this has prevented him from following a career as an airline
pilot.
This case concluded following protracted negotiation with the
Defendant at £15,000 plus payment of legal fees and the settlement
was approved by the court shortly afterwards.