Failed Corneal Tissue Testing at Moorefields?

[jayuk]

Came across this earlier and thought it may be of interest......

Not a nice thing to go through , to say the least!

Islington Gazette

[Andrew MacLean]

Good heaens! I had always nurthred the fond illusion that this sort of thing had to be impossible. There you go.

A salutary tale, right enough

Andrew

[Per]

Came across this earlier and thought it may be of interest......

Not a nice thing to go through , to say the least!

Islington Gazette

This was nice reading for those worried soles on the forum still waiting for a graft, jayuk, or shuold I say recommended reading for their wifes....

To be a bit serious; horryfying reading. Does 150 000 pounds cover loss of vision ?

[Andrew MacLean]

I don't know that any amoungt of money would cover the loss of vision, but the most worrying thing is that the report seems to relate to the "Gold Standard" ophthalmology department in the UK

Andrew

[jayuk]

Per

I know! I was in two minds of posting it, but my approach to things are "say it how it is" and stuff like this needs to be seen, not to cause worry or concern, but to inform and educate..........a firm beleiver in Knowledge is Power!

Totally agree, £150k is nothing compared to vision!

J

[GarethB]

Per,

What you raise is a good question, in the safety training I do at work I ask what price people put on sight, hearing, their looks etc....


I surprise people when I say my sight is worth less than £10, my hearing less than £1.50 and by looks less than £8

Simple answer is that in my line of work, that is the cost of the safety equipment that protects your eye, ears and face. Protecting your lungs is £15 which is the price of a face mask.

OK this is slightly different to the news paper article, but I that case, if it were me I would say no amount of money could make up for the loss.

In this country compensation is based on predicted earnings and after care for living upto an age of 65.

For upper limb disorder I have caused by testing to many asthma inhalers would have cost my employers nearly £1,000,000 if they had not taken the pain in my fingers sereously when I first reported my problems.

I was denied compensation for vibration white finger as I changed career and no longer work with in the same industry that caused the problem. As I have found my own way to manage the condition, it is considerd to nolonger be a problem si I am not entitled to compensation like my frineds who got the same condition working in the mining industry.

However I can tell when the wheels on my car are not in perfect balance before there is any vibration in the steering as my fingers loose all blood due to the high frequency vibration in the wheel. Annoys the hell out of my local tyre fitters as they have to work to tighter tolerances when I am around

[Andrew MacLean]

Gareth

Those are amazingly stark contrasts: the cost of protection ( mind bogglingly cheap ) as opposed to the cost of compensation, or the consequences of a failure to protect.

How does the white finger go with your racing? do you not get vibration when hurtling along at break-neck speeds?

Andrew

[Per]

Per

........a firm beleiver in Knowledge is Power!


J

Me too. We need to know also the sad stories. What I found interesting was that the boy was 16 and was given a 61 years old cancer dead person´s cornea. And that they failed to fix it before it was too late.

[Paul Osborne]

I must resist temptation to follow that link.

I must, I must, I must...

oh sod it, will read it tomorrow as you guys have left enough clues.

[Louise Pembroke]

Very sobering reading....need chocolate now...