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'I nearly went blind in one eye after a horror holiday accident that could happen to anyone'


Carol Murdoch, 42, from West Lothian had a terrifying experience on a summer holiday that left her terrified she would lose sight in one eye. Here, she tells her story and shares a warning to others...

Carol nearly lost her sight on holiday when nail polish remover splashed into her eyes (Image: MAVERICK PHOTO AGENCY)We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. I’d bought some nail varnish remover but the bottle was overfilled, so when I opened it, looking down, it just squirted straight up into my eye. When I landed back in Glasgow Airport, we went straight to the hospital and it was there that they told me that, had I not been wearing contacts at the time, the burn could’ve led me to losing my sight.”

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