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An Essex surgeon is warning that changes in eyesight could in rare instances be a sign of cancer

An Essex surgeon says that vision changes could, in rare instances, be a sign of cancer elsewhere in the body.

Blurry vision, flashes, or unexplained redness could be signs, and we are being urged not to ignore them.

Lead Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon Mfazo Hove, from Blue Fin Vision in Chelmsford, says that changes in vision can sometimes signal underlying cancers.

“The eyes are an important organ in the sense it’s one of the very few organs where looking into the eye can give you an indication that there’s problems elsewhere in the body.

“Eyes are different in the sense that there isn’t a symptom in the eye that would make you worry that something is cancer.

“If you lost weight uncontrollably, or notice blood in your poo, you’d probably think to yourself ‘Geez’, there’s something seriously wrong with me right? Whereas with the symptoms in the eye, they aren’t specific to cancer.”