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Lost Contact Lens Delays Brown Speech

British PM, already blind in one eye, may be losing sight in other

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(Newser) – Gordon Brown was forced to delay a speech to a Labour Party conference last week after he accidentally washed a contact lens down the sink, reports the Times of London. The British PM had no extra pair, and a staff worker had to detach the pipe beneath the sink to retrieve the lens. Brown is blind in one eye from a teenage rugby accident, and rumored to be having vision issues in his other.

Gordon Brown addresses the Scottish Labour Party conference in Dundee, Scotland, Friday March 6, 2009. The speech was delayed after the PM flushed a contact lens down the sink.
Gordon Brown addresses the Scottish Labour Party conference in Dundee, Scotland, Friday March 6, 2009. The speech was delayed after the PM flushed a contact lens down the sink.   (AP Photo/Danny Lawson-pa)
Gordon Brown addresses the Scottish Labour Party conference in Dundee, Scotland, Friday March 6, 2009. The speech was delayed after the PM flushed a contact lens down the sink.
Gordon Brown addresses the Scottish Labour Party conference in Dundee, Scotland, Friday March 6, 2009. The speech was delayed after the PM flushed a contact lens down the sink.   (AP Photo/Danny Lawson-pa)
Gordon Brown addresses a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 4, 2009. Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi listen in the background.
Gordon Brown addresses a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 4, 2009. Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi listen in the background.   (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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