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[Serious] Can people who are born blind have normal colored eyes? (self.Blind)
submitted by JiminieJam
I’m asking because I’m going to write a character who is born blind. I want to portray blindness accurately.
What struggles would he have growing up and living? Besides the obvious of not being able to see. What adaptation would he have to make? To live on his own and do things on his own? What can’t he do on his own if anything at all?
How does he take care of his eyes? How does he use technology?
I guess I just want to know as much as possible so I can write this character right! Any information will be helpful!
Thank you so much!
What struggles would he have growing up and living? Besides the obvious of not being able to see. What adaptation would he have to make? To live on his own and do things on his own? What can’t he do on his own if anything at all?
How does he take care of his eyes? How does he use technology?
I guess I just want to know as much as possible so I can write this character right! Any information will be helpful!
Thank you so much!
bondolo 3 points 4y ago
To the title question, yes. Milky white cataracts are not the only cause of blindness.
TheFake_VIP_yt 2 points 4y ago
Put it this way, I'm 16 and had no idea that there was such a thing as blind people without normal eyes (obviously I knew they existed, but had never thought about it before) I have completely normal brown eyes, almost exactly the same as my father.
Regarding all the other questions, I imagine I'm definitely not the only blind person with social difficulties. The fact that I'm a total nerd doesn't help either mind you, but a lot of people find us hard to approach for fear of distracting or offending us, both of which have never affected me during these conversations for the record. Hobbies can also be an issue depending on what kind of a person you are. I was fortunate in that I love all things technology and luckily a good proportion of that is accessible. I also love sport: blind football, athletics, etc. But if you're not into those kinds of things, some fields, I assume are much harder to get into.
Regarding all the other questions, I imagine I'm definitely not the only blind person with social difficulties. The fact that I'm a total nerd doesn't help either mind you, but a lot of people find us hard to approach for fear of distracting or offending us, both of which have never affected me during these conversations for the record. Hobbies can also be an issue depending on what kind of a person you are. I was fortunate in that I love all things technology and luckily a good proportion of that is accessible. I also love sport: blind football, athletics, etc. But if you're not into those kinds of things, some fields, I assume are much harder to get into.
JiminieJam [OP] 2 points 4y ago
Wow! Thank you for your story and information!! I love reading it! It was very helpful!! :)
KillerLag 1 points 4y ago
Yes. It depends on the cause of the vision loss. Most people associate the milky white eyes because of cataract damage, but vision loss can also be caused by damage to the optic nerve, or brain damage.
HDMILex 1 points 4y ago
Yes. For your other questions, use Search.
JiminieJam [OP] 1 points 4y ago
😑 I do. I thought it be nice to hear from actual blind people as well and get their thoughts and get to share.
afraidofdust 1 points 4y ago
Blind people have all kinds of eyes. There are milky cataracts, but also scar tissue, glaucoma, eyes pointing in different directions, eyes that can only point to one side, prosthetic eyes. It depends on why they're blind. And the degree of blindness. There are many blogs written by blind people, and YouTube channels, that can help here. I'd start with wheresyourdog.com
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