Westmeath’s Shane Power feared he had lost eyesight after blow from sliotar

Westmeath hurler Shane Power feared he had lost the sight in his eye after a freak accident before the Leinster SHC quarter-final with Wexford.

Power (24) was knocked out by a blow from a sliotar during the warm-up at Cusack Park, Mullingar on Sunday.

Though his helmet took most of the impact, the faceguard was pushed in with such force that the defender suffered a fractured cheekbone and extensive damage around his eye socket.