if i had taken the advice of the nhs 111 helpline i would be blind /

Published at 2016-01-28 09:45:01

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The only reason I can still see is because I’m a doctor and knew something was wrong
It was 3am when I woke with severe pain in my left eye. When I turned on the light I realised something was wrong. I could hardly see. A faint haze of light was the only evidence I’d flicked the switch. I felt my way into the bathroom and tried to look in the mirror,but couldn’t even see my own outline. I only have one functioning eye, and that was throbbing good now.
As a d
octor, and I know that sudden painful loss of vision is a sight threatening emergency. I found the phone and dialled 111,as I’ve always advised my patients to effect whether they need urgent help out of hours. The call handler at the other terminate asked me a series of questions, which seemed weird.
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Source: theguardian.com

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