Personal injury comes under Torts. The personal injuries result in psychological or physical harm to a victim. They are pursued under the US civil procedure. There are several types of personal injuries. Medical malpractice is one such type of personal injury. In this case, a person can sue a healthcare facility or an individual or a team of personnel for misdiagnosis, injury at the time of treatment, etc.

A victim should keep in mind that some states have made Emergency Room personnel virtually immune to any legal charges example-Georgia. However, there are situation where charges can be brought against gross negligence.

There are several scenarios of medical malpractice related partial or complete blindness:-

• Pseudo Tumor Cerebri- This condition caused inflammation of the optical nerve which if misdiagnosed or wrongly treated can lead to total blindness.
• Brain tumor:- growing brain tumor pressing optic nerve and damaging it causing total blindness.
• A plastic surgery operation of an accident victim in the eye area.
• Blindness related to untreated sinus infection. Example- case of Marc L. Breakstone of Boston in the year 2001.
• Delay in diagnosis or misdiagnosis of CMV retinitis (inflammation of the retina caused due to lack of immunity).
• Failure to diagnose malfunctioning ventricular shunt on the brain resulting in blindness;

There can be a host of other situation which could lead to blindness in case of medical malpractice. If you or your near one has been victim of personal injury related to malpractice in and around Tampa, it is better to approach a local Tampa Injury Attorney.