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Eye’ll Save You: A Woman’s Optician Saved Her Life By Suspecting Her Of Having A Brain Tumor

A woman who thought she needed glasses was shocked when an optician suspected a brain tumor and doctors sent her for emergency surgery 12 hours later – saying if it had been a day later she would have died.

Zenger

Woman's terrifying diagnosis after visiting opticians with blurred vision

Ellie Musgrove, 21, underwent emergency brain surgery at the Salford Royal Hospital on the same day she visited a Specsavers opticians after a GP prescribed her antibiotics and Ibuprofen

Daily Mirror

£250,000 investment in Cottingham Specsavers makes it a hat-trick of branches for Hull store director

David Proudfoot has added third joint venture operation to his portfolio hot on the heels of Hull city centre addition

Birmingham Post

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Woman with 'terrible' headaches rushed to hospital after optician visit

Ellie Musgrove was experiencing headaches and impaired vision shortly after her birthday

Liverpool Echo

Young woman's blurry eyesight turns out to be brain tumour picked up by Specsavers

An eye test on a young woman who thought she might need glasses shockingly revealed she had a brain tumour, triggering an emergency operation just 12 hours later.

Edinburgh Live

Woman, 21, rushed for lifesaving surgery after Specsavers warn she may have tumour

Ellie Musgrove realised she couldn't see properly when she was plucking her eyebrows - her vision was impaired with black spots and double vision, so she booked an appointment at Specsavers

Daily Mirror

Woman 'grateful' to be alive after eye test led to emergency surgery just 12 hours later

21-year-old Ellie Musgrove would have died if she had delayed the check-up by just a day

Wales Online

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Woman's eye test at Specsavers discovers brain tumour that could kill her in 24 hours

Ellie Musgrove, 21, attended a routine appointment at Specsavers and 12 hours later she was getting ready for emergency surgery after optician Aqeel Mahmood spotted swelling on her optic nerve

Daily Mirror

Short-sighted woman who thought headaches meant she needed new glasses gets life-changing diagnosis

Her optician spotted a problem

Wales Online

Dad, 34, given incurable brain tumour diagnosis after routine Specsavers eye test

Stewart Bryson, from Inverness, was diagnosed with a brain tumour after a trip to Specsavers for a routine eye test revealed a problem and he has shown a positive attitude in tackling the illness

Daily Mirror

Scots dad diagnosed with incurable brain tumour after routine eye test at Specsavers

Stewart Bryson from Inverness was rushed straight for a MRI scan in 2014 after his Specsavers appointment evealed a problem with his right eye.

Daily Record

Tennis club goes from strength-to-strength

Tennis Revolution recently celebrated its third birthday after becoming a thriving business that’s introduced thousands of children to tennis in an accessible and fun way

Daily Record

Seeing double - Specsavers partner adds second Hull branch with third to follow

Long-standig city centre location added to Kingswood, with Cottingham next

Birmingham Post

'Should have gone to Specsavers' Twitter reacts to Scots artist's Sergio Aguero statue

Andy Scott's latest creation wasn't a big hit with everyone.

Daily Record

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Daily Mirror

Jimmy Bullard on reinventing Soccer AM, "class" Noel Gallagher and his dream guests

EXCLUSIVE: The former Wigan and Fulham midfielder has been co-presenter of the popular Saturday morning Sky Sports show since 2017 and hosts alongside John 'Fenners' Fendley

Daily Mirror

Cricketer trolls ex-teammate out for six consecutive ducks with brutal Specsavers dig

Kent star Nathan Gilchrist has been dismissed for six consecutive ducks in the County Championship and his former Somerset teammate trolled him on social media

Daily Mirror

Man urged to go to Specsavers after mistaking trampoline for elderly man in need

Damien Webster thought he saw an elderly man in need leaning against a wall in his street and tried to help him - but it was actually just his neighbour's trampoline

Belfast Live

Specsavers makes £400,000 move to new Omagh location

The eyewear company will move from its Market Street premises which first opened in 2007

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Liverpool Echo

Girl, 12, diagnosed with deadly brain tumour in Specsavers

Grace's family are now desperately trying to raise £200,000 for life-saving treatment abroad not available on the NHS

Manchester Evening News

Opticians spotted 12-year-old girl had a brain tumour size of 50p piece in routine Specsavers check-up

Her family are now raising £200,000 for lifesaving treatment not available on the NHS

Wales Online

Specsavers opticians spotted that girl, 12, had a brain tumour

Grace's family are now desperately trying to raise £200,000 for life-saving treatment

ABC News

Optometrist who tampered with glasses prescriptions loses appeal against five-year ban

An optometrist who tampered with hundreds of glasses prescriptions loses a bid to have his five-year ban overturned, with an Adelaide court upholding the "significant sanction" to "protect the public".

Wales Online

Mum thought headaches were down to 'poor vision' only for eye test to 'save her life'

'Make sure that when you go and get your eyes tested, that you have that extra test'

Daily Mirror

Mum with headache told she's got 'ticking-time bomb' tumour during routine eye check

Karly Cox, from Midsomer Norton, was diagnosed with a ocular melanoma, an eye cancer that develops from pigment-producing cells, and credits her routine trip to Specsavers with saving her life

Wales Online

Squash debate goes viral: What do you call this drink?

NHS, deliveroo and Specsavers all have say on massive twitter debate that sees suggestions include 'pop' and 'diluting juice'

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