A routine eye test helped save the life of a student midwife after it found she had fluid on her brain.
Sian King was told she could have had a stroke, suffered a potentially life-threatening brain aneurysm or may have gone blind had she not gone for the check-up.
She had been suffering with mild eye strain, which she put down to working on a computer every day, but decided to book an appointment at her local opticians for a check-up.
Sian's eye test showed she had swollen optic disks.
The optician referred Sian, from Mold, to Abergele Eye Hospital as an emergency.
Sian’s family took her to the hospital where she underwent further tests and was eventually diagnosed with raised pressure inside her skull, which in turn can be caused by a possible brain tumour.
She was sent for a CT scan and while it revealed no signs of a brain tumour, it did show a lot of excess fluid on her brain.
Sian had a lumbar puncture to remove the fluid from her brain and is now recovering following a successful procedure. She is encouraging others to get their eyes checked regularly and not to ignore symptoms.
Sian's optometrist is encouraging people to get regular eye health checks.
