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). Join our WhatsApp Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link. 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.
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