As any hardened drinkers know, too much alcohol can severely impair your sight.
But for one man in New Zealand, a whole bottle of whisky actually led to his eyesight being saved.
Denis Duthie suddenly went blind after vodka he had been drinking reacted with his diabetes medication. The 65-year-old had decided to have a few drinks to celebrate his parents' 50th wedding anniversary. But when he walked into the bedroom of his home in Taranaki, New Zealand, he suddenly found that he could not see anything.
Doctors immediately decided he needed to go to surgery straight away. The situation was so serious that doctors even told his wife to say goodbye before he went into theatre.
As surgery got underway, the doctors thought he could have formaldehyde poisoning , which can be treated by administering ethanol, which is a strong type of alcohol found in drinks such as whisky. Unfortunately, the hospital did not have enough medical ethanol so a registrar was sent to the local store to buy a bottle of Johnnie Walker Black Label whisky.
This was then dripped into his stomach through a tube. The results were incredible. 'I woke up five days later and I could see as soon as I could open my eyes,' Mr Duthie said.
This news item has to be the most blatant instance of product placement I have seen. We are used to product placement on TV especially on reality shows. That Coke cup in front of the American Idol judges or the close up on the Ford Focus logo on the cars in The Amazing Race. But in the news now? What's next is Ballentine's going to claim their whiskey is better for your eyesight?
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