| Severity of Injury |
Other factors affecting level of compensation |
Estimated compensation |
| Total blindness and deafness |
|
Approximately £265,000 |
| Total blindness |
|
Approximately £175,000 |
| Loss of sight in one eye with severely reduced vision in remaining eye |
Risk of further deterioration |
£63,000 – £118,000 |
| Loss of sight in one eye with moderately reduced vision in remaining eye |
Risk of further deterioration |
£42,000 – £69,500 |
| Total loss of one eye |
Age and cosmetic effect of injury |
£36,000-£43,000 |
| Total loss of sight in one eye |
Level of scarring around the eye |
£32,250 – £36,000 |
| Serious but incomplete loss of sight in one eye |
Risk of further reduction in vision and of reduction in vision of remaining eye |
£15,500 – £25,750 |
| Minor but permanently impaired vision in one eye |
Risk of further reduction in vision and of reduction in vision of remaining eye |
£8,250 – £13,750 |
