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Jamal Furani, 78, lost his sight 10 years ago due to corneal disease, but thanks for modern science, the Israeli man is able to see once again. Furani received an artificial cornea implant that integrated directly into the eyewall and following the one-hour surgery, he was able to recognize family members and read numbers on … Read more
The most-watched Premier League game in British history between Liverpool and Manchester United was actually un-watchable for hundreds of thousands of viewers, who are colour blind. Almost five million football fans tuned in, but an estimated 300,000 of them struggled to tell one team from the other. Supporters who experience ‘colour vision deficiency’ were horrified … Read more
Thousands of freight firms face £550 daily fines for each lorry because they have not yet applied for new London blind spot safety permits that HGVs will need from March 1 Permits aimed at reducing blind spots and subsequent deaths and serious injury Lorries given rating based on how much driver can see and the … Read more
A two-year-old boy was choked to death by the cord of a bedroom blind after his mother ‘left him for a second’, an inquest heard. Joey Walker had only been left on his own for ‘seconds’ when he became trapped in a looped cable installed by a previous tenant. His heartbroken mother, Chloe Armstrong, told … Read more
A business owner today revealed how a rare condition that has turned his gut into a personal brewery means that eating a slice of cake can leave him so drunk he passes out. Nick Carson has auto brewery syndrome – where his body ferments carbohydrates and turns them into alcohol in his intestines – leaving … Read more
Woman goes blind in one eye and chunks of her skin peel after suffering a horrific reaction to antibiotics -despite telling doctors in Turkey that she was allergic to them Cilem Kelleci, 31, suffered an allergic reaction to antibiotics in Turkey She felt huge lumps of skin falling off her body and lost her vision … Read more
‘Are you kidding me?’: Heartwarming moment 80-year-old man tries on color blind glasses for first time – and can’t believe the difference Video captured the moment Lee Meason, from Springville, Utah, saw colors he had never seen before when he tried on the pink glasses ‘Are you kidding me?’ he exclaimed in surprise ‘I see … Read more
Sweet moment dog saves her 14-year-old blind pit bull sister from drowning after she falls into swimming pool Surveillance video from a home’s backyard in Argentina captured the moment a family dog saved their blind pit bull after she fell into their pool December 19 Luna, who is 14-years-old and happens to be blind and … Read more
Matthew Whitaker has been playing jazz piano for crowds around the world since age 11 – and has been doing so completely blind. Whitaker was born with retinopathy of prematurity that led to his blindness, but the now 18-year-old has caught the attention of scientists who want to study the prodigy’s brain to understand how … Read more
All he wants for Christmas! Blind kitten Gabriel who lost his eyes to ‘cat flu’ is reunited with brother Arthur six weeks after the strays were separated A 14-week-old blind kitten has been reunited with his brother for Christmas Gabriel lost both eyes after suffering from cat flu while with a feral colony His brother … Read more