Eye test saved our son's life

Now the family of 14-year-old Rory Callan are full of praise for the Specsavers optician, Amit Kamboh, who identified a potentially-lethal swelling in Rory's head.

Rory, of Palmers Way, High Salvington, subsequently underwent a 2-hour operation to tackle a chronic sub-dural haemorrhage which was putting pressure on the brain. He is now fully recovered.

His father, Aidan, told the Herald this week: "The consultant at St George's Hospital, London, told us that if nothing had been done about the condition, Rory would have gone blind and it would have eventually killed him."

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