I thought my vision was fine until an eye test found I’d been living with biggest killer of under-40s, potentially years

A WOMAN was diagnosed with a killer disease after not being able to read a single letter during her eye test.

Gemma Hillier, 45, had thought her vision was fine, completely unaware of how bad it had become.

SWNSGemma Hillier had no symptoms before her eye test[/caption] SWNSAfter being referred to en eye clinic and having an MRI scan, it was found Gemma had a brain tumour[/caption]

But after struggling to read any of the letters during an eye test at her local opticians, she was referred for further testing.