I am coming up to my final consultation for my damaged eye. It was damaged in the workplace and the opthalmologist has told me I have received permanent damage to the optic nerve and will only get worse as time goes by. Currently, I have to wear prescription sunglasses out in the sun and even when indoors when it is too glary. If I see bright lights without them I get a stabbing pain behind my eye. Now, my former employer has authorised compensation and accepted liabilty for all my medical bills so far but usually in this situation a payout will come forth as I doubt they will want to continue paying for the rest of my life. Questions I have been asking is these: Should I get a lawyer to handle it? What figure should I aim for? What arguments can I express for compensation? Probably many more questions will come forth but really, I don;t have a clue what to expect. Col