Dartford man’s brain swelling discovered during routine eye test in Bluewater (From News Shopper)

Wayne May, of Stanley Close, Dartford, experienced tunnel vision and difficulty reading following a fall in the summer, but hospital visits to determine the cause of his symptoms had detected nothing wrong.

with his six-year-old son saw him rushed to hospital for emergency treatment, with an admission to Moorfields Eye Hospital in east London within hours.
The 43-year-old said: “I was shocked to be told a brain swelling had been picked up, especially because I’d already been to hospital with the same symptoms.”
“Words can’t express my thanks to the optometrist Andrew Ly, who spotted it – what do you say to someone who’s saved your sight?”
Mr May, who runs an animal rescue centre called Artisan Rare Breeds in The Brent, Dartford, is now under the care of a neurologist to monitor the pressure in his brain, and has had tests including an MRI since his referral.
Mr Ly said: “I could see quite clearly there was evidence of swelling in Wayne’s right retina and I was extremely concerned about possible permanent damage to his sight and the impact on his brain given the fall he’d had.
As a result of Wayne’s experience, he persuaded 19 members of his family to attend the Vision Express Bluewater store, for their vision care.

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