Anthea Turner Instagram – Any one had blocked tear ducts or drippy eyes as I’ve been calling it?
I thought it was something which would go away but no, so went running to my Opthalmic Optician Ali Mearza.
If you follow me you’ll know I’ve had my eyes ‘zapped’ – The right eye now deals with distance and left close up, somewhere in the middle they work in perfect harmony.
Then a few years ago while on set with The Real Dirty Dancing’ I had an accident with a curtain pulley it pinged back into my left eye – Definitely hurt but not bloodshot so thought it would be OK? Went to see Ali who told me I was hours away from retina detachment and his colleague Chein Wong was in a taxi on his way over to fix it otherwise I could lose the sight in that eye!
Drippy eyes not quite so frightening but incredibly annoying – Ali explains here what causes it and although we have had a poke around it keeps coming back so think I’ll have to have the little op.
Filming in Crete next week and no one want to watch a presenter with mascara dripping down her face !!
Big fan of Ali’s work, I got chatting to his wife in a fitness class which is how I ended up as a patient.
Had I not, there is every chance that after my accident in ignorance, I would have left my retina damage until it was too late and lost my sight in that eye – Serendipity!
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@chien_wong_ | Posted on 28/May/2024 16:30:39