Winger Lee Martin has revealed that he had very serious concerns regarding his eyesight after suffering a freak injury while playing golf in late September. The former Manchester United man, who was sent to specialists at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, returned to action as a sub in the defeat to Doncaster and is in the squad for the trip to Nottingham Forest on Saturday.

Martin told the club site: "It was very serious at one stage and I was really worried. A stone flicked up from underneath the ball as I played my shot and caught my eye and cracked my lens. A few hours later I was totally blind in my right eye.

"One of my mates is a doctor and he popped down to have a look at it for me and he was surprised at the rate of the swelling and was also worried because my eye had turned totally black, not just the pupil but the whole eye.

"That was when we hit the panic buttons and they took me to the hospital, who in turn sent me to a specialist. They did a thorough check to see if there was any damage to the nerves and the retina.

"It was very worrying time but fortunately there is no lasting damage. My vision was still quite blurry for a while, which took me some time to get used to, and even now it's not properly dilated in my right eye. It was just one of those things but luckily I've managed to get over it."

Meanwhile, the Blues have confirmed that striker Tamás Priskin has returned from Hungary having been delayed by sub-zero temperatures in central Europe.

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FriskinPriskin1 added 15:02 - Nov 18 One of my mates is a Doctor????
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pazelle added 15:06 - Nov 18 No photos of the tash? His whole eyeball went black? Ah, the iceman cometh
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HighgateBlue added 15:06 - Nov 18 I have had a large number of eye operations at Moorfields Eye Hospital. The medical staff there are absolutely first rate. Now we need Lee to get back to his best!
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KentBlue92 added 16:30 - Nov 18 I'd be concerned if anything had gone in my eye and caused it to swell, especially if it was a stone. Kind of late to be hitting the panic button if it's turning black, i'd be more worried well before that.
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yorksblue added 16:46 - Nov 18 I echo that, Highgate Blue. Mum had numerous trips there and the treatment was second to none. Hopefully, Martin has made a full recovery and will now be able to open both his eyes before delivering aimless balls from the wing.
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radiogaga added 17:31 - Nov 18 This might go some way to explaining why his crossing is so awful!
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bigolconnor added 18:56 - Nov 18 What a feckin stupid comment you bell.
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bigolconnor added 18:58 - Nov 18 The fact that you idolise lady gaga goes some way to explaining your ignorant sense of humour.
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bigolconnor added 18:59 - Nov 18 Or queen... Whatever.
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bobble added 20:17 - Nov 18 wow ! bright and friendly bunch on here think i will go and hit myself repeatedly with a brick rather than chat with u lot.
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theblueginger added 21:23 - Nov 18 He left it a bit late if his eye had gone black!
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Stu_Magoo added 05:08 - Nov 19 Is it a particularly Ipswich specific trait to have a large majority of morons on their fansite, or is this a league wide occurrence that goes in tandem with the rapid decline in our society?
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broomfield123 added 07:52 - Nov 19 He must be a natural in ball games I wonder what his football is like
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