Monthly Archives: October 2025

Blind in America: How Far Have We Come, How Far Will We Fall?

In 1953, my younger brother and I were diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa by Philadelphia’s internationally-renowned ophthalmologist Dr Edmund B. Spaeth. I was three and couldn’t see at night. My central vision was a heartbeat away from legal blindness. Thanks to … Continue reading

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