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Prism lenses are boon for Oswestry back patients
Monday 16th January 2012, 10:59AM GMT.
Patient Paul McCabe, from Wellington, using the new prism glasses
Patients at Oswestry’s Orthopaedic Hospital will soon be getting a different view of life thanks to the League of Friends and Olympic showjumper, Tim Stockdale.
The league is to buy 20 pairs of special prism glasses, which will transform the lives of spinal injuries patients forced to lie flat on their backs while recovering in hospital.
The glasses mean patients can see images to the side of them that they would normally see by turning their head.
The idea for purchasing the prism glasses came from Mr Stockdale who spent several weeks at the Midlands Centre for Spinal Injuries at the hospital following a horse riding accident near Newtown, in October, which left hims with a double fracture of his neck.
He said: “A fellow patient had a pair of prism glasses brought in which enabled him to read and eat whilst lying flat and they also allowed him to see who was coming into the room.
“I bought a pair myself and they were wonderful. I could use my computer and see other people. You can feel quite vulnerable if you can’t see who is in the room,” he said.
He mentioned the glasses to staff who, after hearing just how successful the glasses were, contacted the hospital’s League of Friends. It has now agreed to buy 20 pairs at a cost of around £25 each.
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