Malcolm Darby, 70, of Oakham, Rutland, had worn glasses since measles damaged his sight at the age of two. But after waking from surgery to remove a blood clot following a stroke last year, he said he found he had near-perfect vision.
Experts say the side-effects of the stroke are "unusual". The stroke left Mr Darby paralysed and unable to speak.
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But when a nurse walked past he realised he could read the words on a newspaper under her arm, which he would have been unable to do without one of six pairs of glasses beforehand.
He said: "I realised I could watch television without my glasses. Now I only use one pair of reading glasses if I'm trying to read and it's dark."
Mr Darby is now able to talk again and walks four miles a day. He said: "I'm on the mend now so every cloud has a silver lining, especially with getting my sight back. But before the stroke I could speak French and now I just can't get a word of it out."
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