According to NHS ophthalmologists at Moorfields eye hospital, I had acanthamoeba keratitis - a rare eye infection which… well… just Google pictures for what happens if left untreated. Theory is, I picked it up after staying in a hot tub too long and then leaving contact lenses in over night.

It’s so rare that the trainees never see any patients with it. The consultant asked me if I was OK for all the doctors there that night to have a look. They were fascinated but I was in a fair amount of pain!

I had to apply drops of what was effectively bleach to my eye for six months to ensure it went. Very painful. The diagnostic process was incredibly painful too. I can’t wear lenses anymore as I think my cornea is permanently damaged. Luckily my vision is back to normal but took nearly a year to recover.

Don’t sleep in your lenses. Don’t wear lenses in the hot tub!