World champion Luke Littler has revealed he had surgery as a child to correct his eyesight.

The Englishman, now 18, was treated at Warrington Hospital to repair strabismus – a condition where the eyes do not align – although surgery is not always required.

Asked if his life could have played out differently without the operation, world number one Littler said: “Who knows?

“When I was four or five (I) got it sorted. I don’t have memories of it now.

“When I was younger, I didn’t really care. But now you look at it, it was a good thing to get done at the time.”