Become blind from one eye after heart surgery

If this happened less than 2 1/2 years ago, you may have a case depending on what happened, exactly. Your medical records need to be reviewed and you must prove that you lost the vision in your eye because of something the doctors did or failed to do, and that had they proceeded differently, your sight could have been saved. This could be a good case. Spontaneous blindness can happen because the doctors ignored symptoms that were unconnected to your heart problem. For example, scalp pain, jaw pain, difficulty eating, double vision are all signs of giant cell arteritis which if ignored, can lead to blindness. If diagnosed timely, however, cortisone treatment can save the vision. You must have your surgical and medical records reviewed. A doctor other than your surgeon may be the one who failed to diagnose your problem if you consulted with another doctors prior to your surgery for complaints unrelated to your heart surgery.  Only a medical records review can give you the answer.