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When Vision Is Lost, A Full Life Still Remains
Loss of eyesight challenges a person across the board, physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. It happened to me over 30 years ago. I was vacationing at a destination resort near Santa Fe, New Mexico. I asked for a wake-up call at 6 a.m. my last morning at...
If You Can’t See It, You Can’t Do It.
For the first few weeks following my total loss of eyesight I was so physically shocked and busy working with my ophthalmologist and medical staff members I spent little time thinking about what I was doing. My primary concern was how I was going to get my eyesight...
The First Steps In A New World.
Most often a loss of eyesight develops slowly, giving a person time to make adjustments in their daily life habits. Using magnifiers (stronger eye glasses or magnifying glasses) to read, and sitting closer to the television set and computer screen, are examples. In my...
Don’t I Need A Cane, Doctor?
That was one of the first questions I asked my eye doctor after I learned my loss of vision was likely to last a long time—perhaps forever. His answer was somewhat vague. That was when I learned that many splendid and qualified ophthalmologists don’t have firsthand...
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