She opted to have some spinal surgery in order to alleviate the pain she was in.

When she woke up from the surgery, Mrs. Franco was shocked to discover she could see.

She said after her surgery: “Lady, you with all that purple on you, come over, give me something for the pain".

Her niece was shocked she could see the colour the woman was wearing, and said: "What did you say, Mary?!"

Doctors can't say for certain why her eyesight returned, but they have a theory.