BBC newsreader Lucy Owen nearly lost her sight when an eye specialist spotted her detached retina and ordered urgent surgery.
One wrong move could have left her permanently blind in one eye, with the mother-of-one saying she won’t regain her sight for at least several months.
BBC newsreader Lucy Owen nearly lost her sight when an ophthalmologist found the retina detached from her eye.
The 52-year-old was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery as one wrong move could have left him permanently blind in one eye.
The presenter went under the knife at the University Hospital of Wales this week and left wearing an eye patch.
The mother-of-one said she will not regain her sight for at least several months and has been ordered to lie on her side during bed rest.
Lucy, who often fronts news coverage in Wales and hosts a consumer affairs show, urged her 33,000 Twitter followers to get on top of their eye health after posting a selfie.
BBC newsreader, Lucy Owen, was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery after an eye specialist found her retina detached.
The mother-of-one said she will not regain her sight for at least several months and has been ordered to lie on her side during bed rest.
Lucy, who often faces news coverage in Wales and hosts a consumer affairs show, is not expected to return to work for some time until she recovers.
She urged her 33,000 Twitter followers to take care of their eye health after posting a selfie of her wearing the patch.
He wrote: ‘Once again, I would like to say a big thank you to the NHS. Heading home after Mr. Williams and the amazing team.
‘[They] Surgery for a detached retina stopped my eye from losing sight.’
‘So grateful to my eye doctor who saw it and brought me in. Keep an eye on you too.’
The writer was given extended time off the BBC show and joked with his followers that AutoQ would be a bit ‘difficult’.
Lucy posted a photo of her lying next to her adorable dog on the table next to her with a colorful bouquet that co-workers had sent her.
Retinal detachment occurs when a thin layer of tissue behind the eye moves away.
If it is severed, the oxygen supply to the eye will be lost and a person may become blind in the affected eye.
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