Man discovered he had a brain tumour after an eye test

DARREN KEILLOR WAS SUFFERING WITH PROBLEMS WITH HIS VISION BUT BELIEVED HE ONLY NEEDED GLASSES

- By EMILY GRAY

A North Shields man is back on the mend after a visit to his local opticians resulted in a crucial intervention.

When Darren Keillor started to become concerned after suffering problems with the vision in his left eye, he thought he might just need some glasses.

But after booking himself an appointment at Specsavers North Shields, optometrist Meg Robinson immediately noticed something wasn't quite right during the test and referred Darren to hospital.

Darren, who works in marketing for EE, was quickly seen by specialists at the Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI) in Newcastle, who identified a brain tumour.