Blind and Visually Impaired Community
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Vision-Impaired/Blind Youth (self.Blind)
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awesomesaucesaywhat 2 points 7y ago
I'm not near you, but I'm mid twenties and also newly legally blind and my vision is just going to get worse. If you wanna talk/vent or need recommendations for mindlessly amusing tv shows, hmu.
k00l_m00se 1 points 7y ago
Hey man, I'm 16 years old and recently visually impaired. Hobbies are craft coffee, fashion and music. I'm the spokesman for the research campaign for my disease. Hit me up if you want to talk. I'm legally blind as well
awesomesaucesaywhat 1 points 7y ago
Can we talk about craft coffee? I've wanted to get into it but have no knowledge of coffee!
k00l_m00se 1 points 7y ago
Sure! The coffee subreddit is a great place to start. It's a bit pretentious but the way I see it, if I'm drinking a cup of coffee every morning for the rest of my life, I might as well splurge and drink something nice that tastes really good to me. Coffee as a hobby usually involves grinding fresh whole coffee beans from a local(or non-local) roaster and brewing them manually in a pourover or as an espresso. It can be expensive, but it's a very entertaining journey trying to find the perfect cup of coffee
Kuderererer 1 points 7y ago
I developed cataracts at an early age and finally had the surgery when I was 20. I'm 24 now. Was never legally blind but always gets glares from the sun. I'm a PC gamer.
crysb 1 points 7y ago
I'm outside of your age range at 32 years, but I am female and have a degenerative eye disease; though, not yet legally blind. It started when I was about 25 and I know the feelings of loneliness and isolation all too well. Happy to be a sounding board for any topics should you be interested.
Vaelian 1 points 7y ago
Just curious: can't you have your cataracts surgically removed and artificial lenses implanted in your eyes? Only people in third world countries go blind due to cataracts these days..
awesomesaucesaywhat 2 points 7y ago
I'm sure if their's could be removed/treated they would already be doing that.
aleeque 1 points 7y ago
I heard that if a person is born with cataracts and they aren't removed within a couple months, the brain will never develop the ability to interpret visual input, even if the lens is replaced with a clear one later in life.
Raf_AL 1 points 7y ago
I live in Finland, so I probably won't meet you any time soon. However, I'm 22 and love gaming. on both ps4 and pc. I'm also into music and play a few instruments and sing.
If you need to talk you can hmu as well. Not female tho :)
If you need to talk you can hmu as well. Not female tho :)
carpe_diem1977 1 points 7y ago
The youth groups around here (San Jose, CA) are run by larger nonprofit organizations that work with people who are visually impaired. There are also sports such as tandem cycling. I know it's not on your list of hobbies, just throwing it out there.
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