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25.09.2022 - 09:55 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Nicky Shipp had been enjoying a holiday in Greece before an accident turned her trip into a nightmare. She was windsurfing when she fell into the water and hit her head – ripping two holes in her right eye in the process.
When the 63-year-old woke with brown floaters in her eyes a week later, she knew something was seriously wrong. “The mast landed on my head with a bad bang,” she said. “A week later, I noticed star dust in my eyes. The next day, I woke up and I had flashing lights.”
After returning home to the UK, Nicky immediately booked to see an optician. Following several scans and hospital visits, it was discovered she had holes in her retina, the layer at the back of her eye. If untreated, the injury could lead to blurred vision and permanent vision problems.
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Nicky had an operation to fix the holes but sadly developed cataracts – when lenses cloud over – in both eyes. She decided to leave the condition alone for four years until a terrifying drive home in the dark in December 2021.
“I decided to go on the back roads to avoid the traffic but soon realised that I couldn’t differentiate between the tarmac and the grass at the side of the road,” she continued.
“I was driving at 20mph; I just wanted to get home as safely as possible. I realised that I had to do something about my cataracts - I had become reticent about driving at night and it was starting to have a detrimental impact on my life.”
Nicky, from Surrey, approached Manchester hospital Optegra Eye Hospital and had her cataracts removed. Thankfully, her eyesight has returned to normal.
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