A BLACKPOOL building site manager was a sight for sore eyes when he mistook his eye drops for superglue.
Sean Fleming was working in Newcastle last week when the mishap occured as he coped with a hangover the morning after his 29th birthday.
"I'd been out late the night before for my birthday so I was running a bit late, " he explained.
"I was dashing about to get myself ready, reached in my bag for the eye-drops and didn't realise it was the superglue - it's exactly the same size and shape.
"It started burning immediately and I could feel my fingers sticking to my eyes.
"I went to the bathroom to try and wash it out and then I got a lift to the hospital.
"It took about two hours for them to sort me out."
The brave builder was back at work the same day - albeit a bit blurry-eyed.
Sean, who lives near Stanley Park with his wife Alison, had to admit to his mistake when he rang home.
Her reaction? "She asked if I was all right and when I said I was she just couldn't stop giggling."
"I've been geting a bit of ribbing from my mates," he said ruefully. "They've been calling out 'Eye, eye! - you all right?'"
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