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Brit bloke who lost eye in Thailand says everything is 'half as good as it used to be'
holiday turned into a nightmare when a mysterious infection meant he lost an eye after a bout of "excruciating" pain.Raymond Kay had been sunning himself in Pattaya, Thailand when he felt a strange sensation in his left eye, but put it down to his contact lense, the Manchester Evening News reported.The 68-year-old from Atherton, Greater Manchester took it out gave and it a scrub before continuing with his holiday, only to be stricken down with "excruciating" pain.READ MORE: Ultra-lifelike Jesus Christ 'with real human hair' created using Shroud of TurinHe rushed to a Thai clinic for eye drops but the dad-of-four's pain did't subside, forcing him to return to the UK.The retired plumber visited his local Specsavers where staff took one look at him and told him to go straight to hospital.There, he was subject to eye tests, swabs, medications and more - including treatment on Christmas day.They determined Raymond had developed a fungal infection and needed a cornea transplant.The dad had surgery on New Year’s Eve but despite the best efforts of medics, just months later the new cornea came loose.Doctors were forced to take the life-changing decision to remove Raymond’s eye.Raymond said: “I now have a fake eye. Everything is half as good as what it used to be but you get used to it.“It’s hard at first because you lose your peripheral vision.
