‘I went on sunbeds twice a week for a month - it almost cost me my eyesight’
28.05.2022 - 13:37
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A mum who almost lost her eyesight due to her permanent olive tan has warned others about the dangers of using sunbeds without safety goggles. Mum-of-four Cheryl Wilson was told by an optician in April that her 'foggy vision' was the result of a cataract-like growth in her right eye that would have left her partially blind if it went untreated.
The 40-year-old agency boss, who provides ring girls for boxing matches and frequents red carpet dos with the likes of Floyd Mayweather, would hit the sunbeds beds twice a week for 15 minutes. But just a month later, she was forced to have surgery due to prolonged exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light.
She has now vowed to never use sunbeds again. “Losing part of your sight is terrifying, I felt like I was in a different world,” Cheryl said. “I wish I’d realised the danger of using sunbeds without goggles.
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“Now I don’t want anyone else to go through what I’ve been through. I’m terrified of leaving the house and I’m filled with anxiety thinking about going out in the sun.”
Her warning on the importance of following safety procedures when using sunbeds comes as a University of Manchester study suggests a ban on sunbeds could save lives. The team of researchers has been working with scientists in Australia - where sunbeds are already banned - looking at the harm and costs linked to commercially available indoor tanning.
The research, published in the British Journal of Dermatology, suggests there could be 1,200 fewer cases, and 200 fewer deaths, of melanoma - skin cancer - in the lifetimes of the 18-year-olds they projected the model on. The researchers also suggested if the same model was applied to
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