Waking up on holiday in spring 2018, something was wrong.
With a film-like substance over my eyeballs, the sockets were in agony.
My eyes were swollen like two balloons.
Am I sunburnt? I thought.
The day before, I’d been sat out in the sun and wondered if I’d scorched the delicate skin around my eyes.
Maybe it’s conjunctivitis, I’d also considered.
Only, unlike sunburn and conjunctivitis, it didn’t clear up–the pain was