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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Izzy Hawksworth

BIZARRE: Woman loses eye after it became infected while she was having a shower - What They Never Told You

Marie Mason / SWNS

A grandmother has lost an eye after it became infected when she wore contact lenses while having a shower.

Marie Mason, 54, developed an infection in her left eye after a microscopic amoeba present in tap water got between her contact lens and cornea.

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