title: [Causal Participation in Accident Assessment].
abstract: A variety of different factors may participate in causing an accident or in influencing its course. These have different legal consequences in different areas of insurance. These differences are outlined for the assessment areas, together with the different states of evidence. In particular, it is discussed whether and under which conditions a trauma can indirectly (as a participating factor) either cause, trigger or exacerbate detachment of the retina.
authors.affiliation: Augenarzt, Hamburg.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Burggraf
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005104:Expert Testimony / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007346:Insurance, Accident / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016365:Liability, Legal; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014792:Visual Acuity