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Greetings! I have Stargardt disease, and I run a blog about what it’s like to be a blind university student. I talk about adaptive technology, mobility, accessibility, and coming of age as a blind girl in the sighted world (with some philosophical musings and hilarious anecdotes along the way). (stargardtian.wordpress.com)
submitted by warrioremu
Epsilon68 3 points 5y ago
Sending the link to my gf, she's had it since age 12.
warrioremu [OP] 1 points 5y ago
Cool! Thanks for reading, and I hope she likes it. :)
awesomesaucesaywhat 2 points 5y ago
I love that you memorized the eye chart!
warrioremu [OP] 1 points 5y ago
Thanks! I can still recite it to this day. It’s amazing how long you can simulate normalcy when you’re afraid of standing out.
awesomesaucesaywhat 1 points 5y ago
Totally! I've been asking my surgeon to change his chart since I have it memorized (unintentionally!). My vision improved after a transplant but Im fairly certain my knowing what the letters are is affecting what I think I can see now.
warrioremu [OP] 1 points 5y ago
I have the same problem! I often end up saying something like ‘I know that’s an E because I’ve memorised it, but if I didn’t know I would probably say it’s an F, or maybe a B or an R.’ That lets them know that I can see the general shape of the letter, but not enough to really pinpoint what it is.
awesomesaucesaywhat 2 points 5y ago
And 'I know letters don't repeat so they can't actually both be O. Maybe a C, G, D?'
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