Jordan Peat, from Thetford, was seriously injured in a crash on Barrow Hill, near Newmarket, while driving back from his work at HMP Highpoint on October 17, 2021.

After his black Seat Leon drifted across the road, his vehicle hit a verge at around 50mph, before colliding with a tree.

Mr Peat, who was 26 when the crash happened, was then put into an induced coma by paramedics and rushed to Addenbrookes Hospital, where he stayed under for six days.

The car was badly damaged in the collision. (Image: Contributed)

The vehicle was recovered from a ditch off the road. (Image: Contributed)

When he awoke, the "living nightmare" had only just begun, as he then faced two months of post-traumatic amnesia, making it impossible to remember or understand anything.

"I didn't know who I was or who my mum was. It was horrific.

“Because this happened during the Covid pandemic, my mum was my only visitor, so it was really tough.

"She was authorised to see me, so she would then have to update everyone as to my condition.

"When I talk to my mum about it, she says the lights were on, but no one was home. I was completely glass-eyed."

Jordan Peat was unable to walk or move properly after the crash. (Image: Contributed)

Mr Peat was in hospital for four months overall, and while recovering, he began to notice something wasn’t right with his vision, with "everything looking 2D".

Double vision can affect one or both eyes and is when you look at one object but see two images.

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It can impact everyday life and stop people from driving and walking, as well as affect depth perception.

Mr Peat before his surgery with The London Squint Clinic. (Image: Contributed)

The prison officer added: “I knew there were things I could do for my speech and strength from my therapy, but with my eyes, there were no exercises for that.

 “My brain was trying to repair itself while also getting two different images. It made me dangerous, as I had no real depth perception or peripheral vision.

"It made life awful, and as days turned into months, into years, I thought it would never end."

Mr Peat after his first succesful eye surgery. (Image: Contributed)

Mr Peat was stuck on the NHS waiting list for almost two years, looking for an operation to fix his double vision.

After two unsuccessful surgeries, Jordan felt like giving up, as surgeons told him that it could take nine surgeries for his sight to be restored.

However, in April last year, he went to the private London Squint Clinic where he met Mr Nadeem Ali, Consultant Squint and Double Vision Surgeon.

Mr Peat after his final surgery this year. (Image: Contributed)

Now, after two successful surgeries, his sight has been restored, and his life changed, following a £14,000 payment.

He concluded: "It has changed my life, I'm back at the gym, I'm driving again, and I've got confidence.

"It really has made me feel grateful for life and given me more of a perspective on things."

He is now looking to get back into work and is in discussions for a new job with HMP Highpoint.

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