'My daughter woke up screaming up pain... now she can't even go to the toilet by herself'
18.01.2024 - 09:05
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A mum of a 12-year-old girl who suddenly lost her eyesight after she woke up screaming with a pain in her head says they 'want answers'.
Evelyn Sancto suddenly woke up in horrendous pain at around 2.30am on January 12, the Liverpool Echo reports. Her mum Katie Fitzgerald said she 'couldn't see anything'.
Evelyn, who suffers from epilepsy, went to hospital for tests but was 'sent home'. The family are now waiting for more referrals to see if she has cerebral visual impairment (CVI).
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The schoolgirl had previously complained about her vision after struggling in school, her mum said. She had an eye test in 2020 and was told she had 'very poor vision'.
But after being referred to St Helens hospital and being told her vision was at 50 per cent, nothing more was done. Another routine eye test around 18 months ago saw Evelyn referred to Alder Hey due to her vision not improving.
Evelyn now can't see and 'can't even go to the toilet on her own'. Describing the morning of January 12, Katie said: "It was about 2.30am and she woke up screaming with a headache and she lost her sight in both eyes.
"She couldn't see anything. We called Whiston because she's there for epilepsy but they said to send her to Alder Hey but we were sent home. We got a call Sunday to bring her back in for an eye exam."
Katie, from Stockbridge Village, said they are yet to get an official diagnosis, but they believe Evelyn has CVI as well as a cyst on her brain. She said: "It's been horrendous, her eyesight still hasn't returned and we have no answers.
"She's had independence for 12 years and now it's completely gone. Even the smallest things she can't do like go the toilet on