Nicky Shipp had been enjoying a holiday in Greece before an accident turned her trip into a nightmare. She was windsurfing when she fell into the water and hit her head – ripping two holes in her right eye in the process.
When the 63-year-old woke with brown floaters in her eyes a week later, she knew something was seriously wrong. “The mast landed on my head with a bad bang,” she said. “A week later, I noticed star dust in my eyes.
The next day, I woke up and I had flashing lights.” After returning home to the UK, Nicky immediately booked to see an optician.
Following several scans and hospital visits, it was discovered she had holes in her retina, the layer at the back of her eye.
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