'I blamed hangover for blurred Beyonce concert - then lost an eye'

A woman blamed a hangover for her blurry vision while watching a Beyoncé concert on TV - only to discover that she needed her eye removed.

Jade Windley was watching a the star's gig on TV and when she struggled to see the back-up dancers assumed it was from drinking 'too much' wine the night before. On a friend's advice, the 28-year-old decided to go to Specsavers the next day for a routine check-up.

During the test, which included a 3D scan of the back of the eye, concerned optometrists urged to go to hospital. There, the charity shop manager was told she had a non-cancerous tumour in her right eye and she may lose her vision .

After undergoing six eye injections, steroid injections and a course of radiotherapy, Jade was devastated to be told she had a second non-cancerous tumour and felt 'completely numb' to be told she needed her eye removing.

Feeling 'grateful' she went for the check-up in October 2022, Jade is urging others to get their eyes checked if they fear something's wrong.

Jade, from Sheffield, South Yorkshire, said: "I was at my friend's house and was watching a Beyoncé concert and I couldn't see the backing dancers. I thought 'maybe I've just had a bit too much wine the night before and I'll sleep it off'.

"My friend brought up this test about 'how to tell if you have a detached retina'. I didn't understand why I'd have this but I couldn't see this black dot [on the test] so I took myself to the opticians. They offered me a scan for my eye. I thought 'this is stupid, I've just been on the wine'.

"They said 'you need to get yourself to A&E right now' and that's what started the process. It was definitely a shock, I was completely confused and baffled."

Jade had multiple eye injections and a course of radiotherapy in October 2025, but still suffered with pain and in March 2026 was told she had a second tumour and needed to have her eye removed.

After having surgery to remove her eye on August 5, [2026] Jade now wears an ocular conformer, a plastic shell that sits inside her eye socket to hold its shape, while she waits for a prosthetic eye to be fitted.

Jade said: "Having my eye removed has destroyed me and my confidence, it's a long process and a lot of surgeries and appointments. I've just been in constant pain, the vision decreased as well. At the start I still got some vision and then it got to the point I had nothing except a tiny bit of light.

"I had this radiotherapy and got the all-clear and tried to start a life again. Then I was getting these increased headaches and I didn't talk to anybody about it but I was in pain, your gut knows but I didn't want to accept that.

"Needing surgery to have my eye removed wasn't what I was expecting to hear. By this point I'd gone completely blind [in that eye] and it was painful, I was throwing up all the time at work.

"I'd have spells where my friend would have to pick me up and walk me home from work. I have to find love for the eye hole. The eye patch, unless you wear a medical one, invites a lot of questions.