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George Lythgoe & Catherine Swan

Woman who was told she could go blind because of her weight loses five stone

A woman who was told she could face losing her eyesight due to her weight has turned her life around by shedding five stone.

Gill Worsley from Wigan, Greater Manchester, decided to make changes to her lifestyle after being diagnosed with Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH), reports the Manchester Evening News .

The rare condition is a build-up of pressure around the brain which can cause temporary or even permanent loss of vision, as well as a constant throbbing headaches, tiredness and sickness.

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