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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Ellie Forbes & Aaliyah Rugg

Optician 'saved mum's life' after spotting worrying eye symptom

A family noticed something was wrong with a mum's eye after spotting something different in pictures.

Jane, 46, who wished for her surname to be removed, was diagnosed with a 3cm brain tumour last November after suffering from severe eye spasms for around two years. With GP appointments impacted by the pandemic and wearing face masks, this meant spasms in her face went unnoticed.

However, her husband and kids had started to notice her eye was closed over in pictures, but just assumed she was tired or it had been caused by the flash. In the months leading up to her diagnosis, Jane said she had been feeling tired and more irritable than usual.

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