Blind man sees wife for first time after having a TOOTH implanted into his eye Posted: 5 months ago by suebe
When Martin Jones met his wife four years ago, he never imagined that one day he would get to see what she looked like. The 42-year-old builder was left blind after an accident at work more than a decade ago.
But a remarkable operation - which implants part of his tooth in his eye - has now pierced his world of darkness. With details on the procedure mentioned here
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Blind man sees with the aid of son's tooth Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
An Irishman blinded by an explosion two years ago has had his sight restored after doctors inserted his son's tooth in his eye.
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Blind man sees wife & kids for the first time Posted: 2 years ago by moe
In today's GOOD news...
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Blind ambition sees pilot Miles set record Posted: 3 years ago by AutumnLotus
Blind pilot Miles Hilton-Barber felt euphoric when he touched down at Sydney's Bankstown Airport just before 8am, becoming the first blind man to fly halfway around the world.
Update on an earlier post.
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Blind Granny Healed With Tooth-Implant In Eye Posted: 2 months ago by ruthstark
A formerly blind grandmother has regained her sight after surgeons implanted a tooth in her eye.
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Eating in total darkness, served by blind waiters. Posted: 3 years ago by tomphoolry
New restaurant opens in London, Dans Le Noir.
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Blind can take wheel with vehicle designed by university engineering design team Posted: 4 months ago by AutumnLotus
A retrofitted four-wheel dirt buggy developed by the Blind Driver Challenge team uses laser range finders, an instant voice command interface and a host of other innovative, cutting-edge technology to guide blind drivers as they steer, brake, and accelerate.
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Blind and Gay Posted: 1 year ago by JoshSF49
The story about a blind man and his experience in the gay world. Sorta sad.
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Hybrid too quiet for the blind Posted: 3 years ago by danswayuk
For years, people have moaned about how noisy cars can be, but you would never imagine that people would complain if cars were too quiet. That is exactly what Cheryl Martin, the director from the Lilac Blind Foundation, has been doing.
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How the Brain Learns to See Posted: 2 months ago by Bingo
Normally, babies learn how to look at the world before they can communicate their experiences. The rare cases of people who have been blind all their lives and then had their sight restored offer scientists a unique opportunity to study how we learn to interpret visual signals. Pawan Sinha is studying children and adolescents in India who are seeing the world for the first time after treatment for blindness.
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Million-year-old human tooth found Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
Spanish researchers have reportedly unearthed a human tooth more than one million years old, which they estimated to be the oldest human fossil remain ever discovered in western Europe.
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John Bramblitt, blind artist Posted: 2 years ago by psycmoe
A quick search turns up a multiplicity of blind artists, but I really like this man's art. Link inspired by this post.
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Siafu, The PC for Blind People Posted: 2 years ago by Marz
I've never seen anything like this, it looks incredible. A new type of PC for blind people. I can't describe it very well, so have a look.
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Hospital workers abandon blind patient at park after ex-wife refuses to take him in Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
Four hospital workers abandoned a blind patient with diabetes at an Osaka park in September after his former wife refused to take him in.
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The Color Blind, And how They View the World. Posted: 2 years ago by Muppetmaker
Very interesting look on how the color blind see things compared to normal sight.
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The contact lens that can help the blind see again Posted: 6 months ago by AutumnLotus
The groundbreaking operation brought significant improvements in vision within a matter of weeks.
The procedure uses a person's own cells to heal damage to the cornea - the transparent outermost layer of the eye.
Fitting news for FAF if eyes win.
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Federal judge rules paper money is unfair to the blind. Posted: 3 years ago by tomphoolry
Soon we won't be able to short change sightless people anymore.
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U.S. paper money discriminates against the blind Posted: 2 years ago by lpoindexter
A federal appeals court today upheld a 2006 ruling that U.S. paper money discriminates against the blind. The decision may force the Treasury Department to redesign the currency, which might result in bills that are different sizes or embossed with raised markings.
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Blind Photographers Collective Posted: 2 years ago by PulsisX
Maxriter's post reminded me of these people.
Very surreal portrait photos shot by blind people. Their process is pretty interesting.
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Photos by Blind Photographers Posted: 7 months ago by bornbad
<--Kurt Weston, Peering Through the Darkness.
Weston is one of twelve artists whose work is presented in the show. Four of them, though legally blind, retain some limited, highly attenuated sight.
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Blind Pianist Who Can Master Any Tune After Hearing It Once Posted: 6 months ago by 2manyusernames
Derek Paravicini is blind and severely disabled. He has absolute pitch. This means he can hear a piece of music once and be able to master it, even be able to change it up any way requested. He can hear a chord and recognize each individual note.
see video here
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