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Neil Shaw & Catherine Addison-Swan

Grandmother loses eye after wearing contact lenses in the shower caused infection

A woman has explained how wearing contact lenses in the shower ultimately cost her one of her eyes.

Marie Mason, 54, is now calling for better warnings on packs of contact lenses after her nightmare ordeal. The grandmother-of-one first noticed a problem in her left eye back in 2015 after developing a constant feeling that something was stuck in it.

When her vision then began to deteriorate, Marie visited the opticians and was quickly rushed to hospital . Doctors discovered that she had developed a dangerous infection caused by a microscopic amoeba present in tap water, WalesOnline reports .

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