An elderly Lincolnshire man is suing a hospitals trust for up to £100,000 after permanently losing sight in one eye.

Donald Norris, 78, of Navenby, has taken Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust to the High Court.

He suffered a sudden retinal detachment, which caused him to be referred as an urgent case to the Queens Medical Centre in Nottingham.

He needed to undergo surgery inside a week for him to have the best chance of retaining his sight.

But according to a writ served at the High Court, he was kept waiting for several weeks.

After surgery, initial signs looked positive, but after reviewing the operation, it was found to be detached with a new break.

A further operation failed and he has been left with no sight in his right eye and no perception of light.

The official claims being made against the trust are that it failed to perform surgery within seven days of the detachment, failed to heed the fact the case had been marked as urgent by a doctor and instead caused Mr Norris to wait six weeks.

The final claim is that it failed to exercise reasonable care for Mr Norris' health and safety.

Matt Hurst, spokesman for Nottingham University Hospitals Teaching Trust, confirmed they were aware of ongoing proceedings in relation to Mr Norris's case.