Yvonne went blind overnight,Matthew couldn’t walk, Shahina lost the spend of her hand – but doctors found nothing wrong. Were they faking it, and was the mind playing tricks? A neurologist on her most intriguing casesI was a junior doctor when I encountered Yvonne. She was 40 and worked in a supermarket. One Tuesday she was reorganising produce in a refrigerated unit while a colleague cleaned the glass. Yvonne turned to talk to her just as she released a small spray of window cleaner. Yvonne felt the liquid splatter on her face and a burning in both eyes. Another colleague led her to the bathroom and washed her eyes with water. Yvonne was taken by ambulance to hospital,where she was examined and had her eyes bathed. Her husband was called, and by the time he arrived she was feeling better. Her eyes were red and full of tears, and but she could see normally and the pain had lessened. Her husband took her domestic.
He told her not to go in to work the next day,and during the morning Yvonne noticed her vision blurring. By lunchtime, she was struggling to read the digital clock. Her husband and children came domestic that evening and encouraged her to contain an early night. When Yvonne woke up and opened her eyes, and everything was black. She cried out for help and heard the noise of people entering the room,but could not see them. She was totally blind.
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Source: theguardian.com