“I’ve always had a vision impairment but I lost my sight totally in 1992 when I took the drastic decision to have both my eyes removed due to persistent and violent headaches. I now wear two prosthetic eyes and the headaches have disappeared (except when I have a...
“Like a lot of people in their 50s I’ve always been quite sceptical about technology, dismissing it as being more trouble than it’s worth. It’s also hard when you’re totally blind to find technology that’s easy to use because you can’t see what buttons to press to...
“After a routine eye test at my local opticians I was prescribed new glasses, but when I got them I thought they weren’t right. Everything looked wobbly and I was convinced there was a dirty mark in the middle of the lens. After several attempts at cleaning them, I...
“I’d been living with glaucoma for some time and was coping with it, but around three years ago I experienced a sudden and catastrophic deterioration in my sight, which coincided with a change of circumstances in my personal life, which meant I had to adjust to living...
“I’ve lived with cerebral palsy since birth, but being diagnosed with glaucoma was frightening. “All my life people have told me I can’t do things because I’m clumsy and because I might hurt myself. Using scissors and paint brushes were always a ‘no no’ because of my...
