Cork woman sues SouthDoc and GPs claiming she has been left with distorted vision in one eye

She claims that there was an alleged delay in the diagnosis of a retinal detachment in her left eye

The doctor at St Mary’s Health Campus placed a finger on her left eyelid and said she did not have Bell’s Palsy before putting a spatula on her tongue and telling her that she was not suffering a stroke. File picture: Dan Linehan

A 49-year-old woman who has claimed she is left with distorted vision in one eye after an alleged delay in the diagnosis of a retinal detachment has sued in the High Court.

Mother of three, Lisa Hayes from Togher, Cork, has claimed that she now has difficulty doing a variety of household work, doesn’t drive and when out shopping, she says she finds it hard to identify prices and products.