An optometrist saved my life

“I was just happy to hear that Poppy-May was alive and well and still smiling”

OT  heard how a referral made by optometrist Mrudang Patel led to nine-year-old Poppy-May receiving urgent brain surgery

“I was shocked to see what I suspected to be a retinoblastoma”

“It could have so easily been overlooked and my retina could have detached”

“I can enjoy life again”

“He’s probably saved my life”

“I had no idea that a brain tumour could cause you to lose your eyesight”

“The experience has changed my life”

“If this was left any longer, it could have been fatal”

“The seriousness of my situation began to dawn on me”

“I had no idea that eyesight was anything to do with a stroke”

“I told dad that this wasn’t something we could ignore”

“My blood pressure was so high that I could have had another stroke or a heart attack”

“They couldn’t believe I didn’t have any symptoms”

Patient Dean Wright, from Cardiff, and optometrist at Specsavers Queen Street, Tahira Rahman, on a sight test that led to detecting a tumour

“My trip to the optometrist resulted in me being diagnosed with lupus”

“I could have gone blind or had a stroke at any time if I had left it any longer”

“It has given us a lot more respect for life”

“It’s always nice to hear back from the patient”

“I can live safe in the knowledge that care will always be there when I need it”

“You really feel like you are making a difference”

“This experience has made me realise the importance of a thorough and experienced optician”