Grandmother awaits transplant after optician spots rare eye condition
A retired Shropshire teacher is encouraging people to take regular eye tests after she was diagnosed with a rare condition that if untreated could leave her blind.
Susan Carrington, 76, from Craven Arms, was diagnosed with Fuchs Dystrophy, a rare disease of the cornea, after she went for a routine eye test in Bridgnorth.
The grandmother is now on a waiting list for a corneal implant, which will hopefully save her vision after she was diagnosed by optometrist Teresa Hughes at Specsavers in the town's High Street.
She said that during her routine eye test, the optometrist spotted what was originally thought to be a cataract, but was the rare de-generative condition, that if untreated would have taken Mrs Carrington's sight.
