英女子戴隐形眼镜游泳致失明
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sight">sight</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="swimming">swimming</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pool">pool</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="spa">spa</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="contact">contact</span> <span word="lenses">lenses</span>.</p><p><span word="Jennie">Jennie</span> <span word="Hurst">Hurst</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Southampton">Southampton</span>, <span word="contracted">contracted</span> <span word="acanthamoeba">acanthamoeba</span> <span word="keratitis">keratitis</span> - <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="painful">painful</span> <span word="infection">infection</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="amoeba">amoeba</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="naturally">naturally</span> <span word="occurs">occurs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="water">water</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="infection">infection</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="hypersensitivity">hypersensitivity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> 28-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="confined">confined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="months">months</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dangers">dangers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="swimming">swimming</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="showering">showering</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="contacts">contacts</span>.</p><p><span word="Ms">Ms</span> <span word="Hurst">Hurst</span> <span word="underwent">underwent</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="operations">operations</span>, <span word="stays">stays</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="regime">regime</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="drops">drops</span> <span word="administered">administered</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="said">said</span>: "<span word="During">During</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="confined">confined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="bedroom">bedroom</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="blackout">blackout</span> <span word="blinds">blinds</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="window">window</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="listen">listen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="radio">radio</span>.</p><p>"<span word="One">One</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="desperate">desperate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="glimpse">glimpse</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="curtains">curtains</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span>.</p><p>"<span word="As">As</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="shone">shone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hurry">hurry</span>."</p><p><span word="Ms">Ms</span> <span word="Hurst">Hurst</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="vision">vision</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="cornea">cornea</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="permanent">permanent</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="coordinator">coordinator</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="contact">contact</span> <span word="lenses">lenses</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="went">went</span> <span word="swimming">swimming</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="residential">residential</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="work">work</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="irony">irony</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="swimming">swimming</span> - <span word="I">I</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="laps">laps</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="My">My</span> <span word="consultants">consultants</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="swimming">swimming</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="lazy">lazy</span> <span word="whereas">whereas</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> - <span word="it">it</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="enter">enter</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p>
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