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Ruth Cassidy & Alice Clifford & Abigail O'Leary

Optician saves girl's life as routine check finds potentially deadly brain condition

An optician saved a young girl's life after a routine eye test discovered a potentially fatal brain condition.

Poppy-May Leeds was moments away from having a life-threatening seizure when her optician found a build-up of fluid that required emergency brain surgery.

Optometrist Mrudang Patel quickly realised while examining the nine-year-old that something was wrong and took decisive action to save her life.

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