BLOGS

Tim Clark, 55, Spontaneous Tear Of The Retina

Published on: 24/10/2023

Like a large number of first responders, I have struggled occasionally with the mental issues that come with the territory. As you can guess becoming half blind doesn’t have a positive impact on a preexisting on-and-off battle with depression.

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Clarice Wilkison, 26

Published on: 31/01/2023

the overall surgery was a success until October when I found out my retina had detached again. I remember thinking this was strange but didn’t think too much of it because I trusted my eye doctor. I had a second retina detachment surgery in December that changed my life forever. After surgery, I noticed I had a huge headache, which ended up actually being due to eye pressure. The pressure intensified so much that I almost lost all vision in my left eye.

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Robin Fernandez, 41

Published on: 19/10/2022

I still battle with self-esteem issues. To this day I do not think I am beautiful without my prosthesis. If for some reason I have to go out in public without it, I feel very self-conscious and will often be unable to make eye contact with others in an effort to avoid people from staring.

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Cecilia Foerster, 28

Published on: 06/10/2022

For me, the most challenging mentally would have to be the fact that we don’t know if or when I will go fully blind. I’ve come to accept it, for the most part, though if I do lose the rest of my vision one day, it will definitely be an adjustment!

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