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The guide dog that spies on people who ignore its owner (bbc.com)
submitted by pavel_lishin
SophiaDevetzi 2 points 6y ago
Thanks for sharing. it seems he has keratoconus, FYI, KC rarely causes legal blindness.
-shacklebolt- 2 points 6y ago
according to the article:
> "Lenses to push the corneas back into shape stopped working and six cornea transplants were rejected by his body until he was told "no more".
> It was a series of burst blood vessels which caused the unexpected loss of sight within 48 hours."
> "Lenses to push the corneas back into shape stopped working and six cornea transplants were rejected by his body until he was told "no more".
> It was a series of burst blood vessels which caused the unexpected loss of sight within 48 hours."
SophiaDevetzi 1 points 6y ago
-shacklebolt- 1 points 6y ago
Or it just means typical RGPs in simplified-news speak.
I'm not saying his case isn't unusual either, just adding detail. Corneal transplants can and do fail, although not often to the scale this guy experienced.
I'm not saying his case isn't unusual either, just adding detail. Corneal transplants can and do fail, although not often to the scale this guy experienced.
KillerLag 1 points 6y ago
Lots of complications that can always come up.... :(
I had a client who went in for a rountine procedure for his heart.... when he woke up from surgery and coma, he has lost his vision due to lack of oxygen during the surgery, and flesh-eating disease led to the amputation of his leg :S
I had a client who went in for a rountine procedure for his heart.... when he woke up from surgery and coma, he has lost his vision due to lack of oxygen during the surgery, and flesh-eating disease led to the amputation of his leg :S
SophiaDevetzi 1 points 6y ago
When I was diagnosed with KC, reading stories like this would scare me a lot. that's why I added that FYI.
People criticize me for some of our blog posts, saying that they dramatize KC, but with things like this, every case is really different, people could have different outcomes from same treatments, and I believe we should share all these different experiences. this $1 is one of those cases, and she is one of the two persons I know who have keratoprosthesis (artificial cornea).
People criticize me for some of our blog posts, saying that they dramatize KC, but with things like this, every case is really different, people could have different outcomes from same treatments, and I believe we should share all these different experiences. this $1 is one of those cases, and she is one of the two persons I know who have keratoprosthesis (artificial cornea).
KillerLag 2 points 6y ago
Interesting idea... I wonder if he has come across any issues regarding photography laws? Some places have very strict rules in place regarding whether you can film/record or not.
pavel_lishin [OP] 1 points 6y ago
According to some comments on Hacker News, not really: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13318963
KillerLag 1 points 6y ago
Hmm... due to some issues I've had while out with clients (not the clients themselves, but people interacting with them), I've seriously considered getting a body cam or something and attaching it to my backpack. I had some worries regarding privacy laws, though (and the cost)
awesomesaucesaywhat 1 points 6y ago
I think in public it should be fine, like dash cams and or strangers being in family photos. But for two-party consent states I don't know.
autotldr 1 points 6y ago
This is the best tl;dr I could make, $1 reduced by 92%. (I'm a bot)
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> Unable to see the world around him, Amit Patel fitted his guide dog with a camera and set about recording evidence of the discrimination he faced but could not see.
> Patel says it is only since he lost his sight that he has become aware of the discrimination visually impaired people can face.
> Patel now supports people who have lost their sight unexpectedly and gives talks to community organisations using the GoPro footage to demonstrate what Kika sees.
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> Unable to see the world around him, Amit Patel fitted his guide dog with a camera and set about recording evidence of the discrimination he faced but could not see.
> Patel says it is only since he lost his sight that he has become aware of the discrimination visually impaired people can face.
> Patel now supports people who have lost their sight unexpectedly and gives talks to community organisations using the GoPro footage to demonstrate what Kika sees.
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$1 | $1 | $1 | $1 | *Top* *keywords*: **Patel**^#1 **see**^#2 **sight**^#3 **Kika**^#4 **footage**^#5
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