Category: Vision

I sort of did not understand To me ’twas no big deal The way that people carried on It seemed almost unreal. Yes, day, it turned into the night It happened after noon Is that the sun or could it be Instead that it’s the moon? I realize that for…

For those of you new to this site, let me review this blind girl’s archenemies to date. Bread / Twisty Ties Electrical Outlets Bobby Pins If you want to read about the above nemeses, click on their names above, you’ll be taken to their posts. Before you go, allow me…

In layperson’s terms, something attacked my optic nerves. They are a group of nerve fibers that transfer visual information from the eye to the brain. Mine swelled, when the inflammation went down, the nerves were damaged beyond repair. The result is optic neuropathy. My eyes, ironically, are perfectly healthy except…

Since my vision loss I have loved the idea of an arrow as a symbol of going forward. Several years ago I put a wooden arrow over my bedroom door so that every time I exit I am reminded to keep moving ahead. Recently I heard the arrow being described…

In the past 11 years, I have not been able to see my own face in detail nor anyone else’s features. It’s a very peculiar way to go about life, for the obvious reasons and some not so apparent. A stranger smiles or nods at you in a store or…

I haven’t operated a desktop or laptop computer since I lost my sight, something I used to be rather adept at. Now I do everything on my iPhone and iPad, both of which I have the larger sized models. Vision accessibility features are turned on, set to both bold and…

  When I was growing up outside of Philadelphia, the Spectrum was an indoor arena where the Sixers and Flyers played. When I was very young it meant Ice Capades and Ringling Brothers Circus. As I got older, it was the venue for many of my first concerts.  The Spectrum,…

I am often asked what can I see? In this post, I will do my best to describe it to you. The first thing I will say is that prior to my vision loss, from the age of 14, I wore glasses for mild nearsightedness, then eventually contact lenses. To…