James Buckley has skin-eating mites in his eyes

James Buckley has skin-eating bugs in his eyes.

The \'Inbetweeners\' star - who played Jay Cartwright in the E4 comedy - has had a check-up at the opticians, and he revealed his vision has become blurred because of the demodex mites.

He\'s quoted by The Sun newspaper\'s Bizarre TV column as saying: "I went to the opticians because my eyes are failing, one eye is going bad. I haven\'t been to the opticians for 21 years.

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"The news that I got - which was worse than I could have ever imagined - was that I was told another reason why my eyes might be blurred is \'that you\'ve got a mite in both of your eyes\'.

"The optician saw my face straightaway as he said it and went, \'It\'s not as uncommon as you think, loads of people have it.\' "

The 31-year-old actor - who was told he has to use prescription wipes every day for a month - admitted he swore at the optician when he found out what was wrong.

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He said: "I think I mouthed \'Jesus Christ\' or something like that. I know I said the word f**k to an optician, I just wanted some glasses and now you\'re telling me there is a bug leeching off my eyes."

Meanwhile, James previously revealed he had to "google" himself to find out his age when he went for the check-up.

Sharing a screenshot of his search, he wrote on Instagram: "Sitting in an opticians waiting for an eye exam. I couldn\'t remember if I was 31 or 32. Had to google myself. This isn\'t a joke. I wish it was."