OA campaigns for eye exams after brain tumour

Optical adviser Jayne Collard is raising awareness of the importance of sight tests after having a brain tumour detected by work colleagues in Eccles.

Collard, who has worked at Specsavers for 10 years, had visited her GP regarding migraines in the past but had been reassured there was nothing to worry about.

However, after a cluster of severe headaches and a family history of brain tumours, she got a second opinion from store director Una Martin who discovered a swelling behind her retina.

Following an emergency referral and scans which confirmed meningioma and brain tumour, Collard underwent a 12-hour operation to remove the tumours.