BBC presenter's eyesight saved by routine test - as she's forced to wear eyepatch

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A BBC Wales presenter has shared how having a routine eye test saved her vision. Lucy Owen, who presents BBC Wales Today, told of how she was rushed for emergency surgery after doctors discovered earlier this year that she had been living with a detached retina.This happens when the retina, a thin layer at the back of the eye, becomes loose.The 52 year old wrote in her BBC column that she knew something was awry when she began seeing white flashes in her right eye.This resulted in the TV presenter having to be on bed rest and wear an eye patch daily.

She said that “suddenly the vision that I’d always taken for granted seemed incredibly precious.” "My mind was racing. It was all so hard to process.

If it didn’t work, how would I cope? Would I still be able to work, read the autocue? Faced with the prospect of losing my sight in that eye, suddenly the vision that I’d always taken for granted seemed incredibly precious." The operation took 40 minutes and recovery was a “waiting game” to see if her vision would return. "As it turned out, that would take about three months.

I felt disoriented and unable to go outside for the first six weeks or so. But as my vision improved, so did my confidence to get back on my feet and out and about.The main thing is my vision did come back." The mum of one had previously written about her ordeal on X, formerly Twitter.