Overview

• George says years of vision problems that began in 2016 were ultimately diagnosed as NAION, leaving partial blindness and reduced peripheral vision.
• She recalls a 2022 episode of sudden blurriness at a restaurant that led to A&E and a week in hospital, with doctors linking the event to diabetes.
• Her sight is currently stable: she can see distances, needs glasses to read, uses varifocals to drive, and avoids night driving because of blind spots.
• She is listed as visually impaired on her Spotlight CV and highlights the need for accessible self-tape scripts that allow larger text.
• She remains active on stage, having completed panto last year and scheduled to perform in Cinderella at York’s Grand Opera House in December, and she has supported eye‑health campaigns with Vista and RNIB.