Life through a BLURRY lens
BLURRY VISION - Over the last few months this has been my view. I am 54 years old with Cataracts in both eyes. My right eye can see only movement, and my left eye sees everything through a blurry lens, much like the picture above. I thought it might be an idea to write my thoughts about this, so that when I get my operations and I have my vision back, I remember what it was like to be almost blind. As you can see I am writing in big with a white font on a black background. This is the only way I can see what I'm writing and even then it is not clear - it's blurry. Over the last few months I have adapted to this way of seeing and I have some amazing friends who support me and laugh with me through this process. But what is it like to see the world through a blurry lens? Is the world ready for someone with any visual impairment? For most people having a cataract is a straight forward thing. Many get them in later life, often not realising they are there until the optician s