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Behind the Blind

By : Chasity M

There are more Americans who face the threat of blindness from age related eye diseases. A person can have 20/20 vision eyesight, and yet have a visual problem which does not allow them to get meaning and understanding from what is seen. People who are visually impaired do not see well enough to perform everyday tasks, even with the aid of glasses, contact lenses, medicines or surgery. Blindness, the most severe form of visual impairment, deprives people the ability to move about unaided. Most forms of visual impairment and blindness can be avoided or can be readily treated or cured with well known and inexpensive measures. Blindness is relatively uncommon only 1.3 million Americans are legally blind. Those who have visual impairment there are 21 million.
Blind People aren’t from a separate planet, they come from the general society, from all races, religions and socialeconomic groups. In fact, most of us grew up sighted. Most of us come from families who never had a blind member before. That means that creating a society which has a positive attitude and a can-do approach to blindness is the best way to prepare the not-yet-blind to have successful, independent and happy lives. Our eyes are very complex organs we have to take care of them or they will get damaged.
Every minute in the world a child goes blind, did you know that? It’s estimated that at least 7 million people go blind every year. Somewhere in the world, someone goes blind every five seconds. People come to think that being blind is such a bad thing, but come to think of it, it could happen to you. Eighty percent of all blindness is preventable or curable. People in developiong countries represent 90 percent of the world’s blind population and are 10 times more likely to go blind then those in developed countries.
Thousands of people in this country become blind every year. It need not be a tragedy, but it can be. Being informed about blindness can make the difference. By exploring you can gain an understanding and acceptance of blindness and the possiblities that await you or someone you know. It’s not all that scary as long as you know how to take care of yourself.
Fear of blindness now that technology and the promise of the American dream are catapulting blind people into professions like law, engineering, and chemistry, is unfounded and hurts the entire society. Be brave; try thinking of others because everyone is equal. Ultimately face it, because were all just as unique as the other, we all have difficulties, and we all have to live with them.
Resources.

http://www.vision.org/visionmedia/page.aspx?id=115
http://www.brailleinstitute.org/facts_about_sight_loss
http://www.medindia.net/health_statistics/health_facts/blindness-facts.htm
http://www.visionsvcb.org/statistics.html
http://www.aao.org/eyecare/news/upload/Eye-Health-Fact-Sheet.pdf

Behind the Blind