A Burnham woman's sight has been saved after what she thought was a simple trip to the opticians.

Maria Wilkins visited her local Specsavers branch, believing she had a hair in her right eye - only to find out she had a torn retina.

The fifty-four year old was transferred to Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton for emergency laser treatment, to prevent the retina detaching, which would have left her blind.