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BLINDNESS

BLINDNESS. Millions Are Born Blind Some Are Made Blind. Bobby Brown born-blind to both eyes due to Peter’s Anomaly Defect. Snezhana was born blind and sent to the institution when was 5-years-old. What if people born-blind get sight for the first time?. Can you imagine the feeling?

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BLINDNESS

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  1. BLINDNESS Millions Are Born Blind Some Are Made Blind

  2. Bobby Brown born-blind to both eyes due to Peter’s Anomaly Defect

  3. Snezhana was born blind and sent to the institution when was 5-years-old

  4. What if people born-blind get sight for the first time? • Can you imagine the feeling? • Is it pleasurable or terrifying?

  5. Not recognizing things while looking at them is VisualAgnosia • Those with Visual Agnosia look at objects and recognize them as just animated and non-animated geometrical figures • They can’t recognize faces • They have difficulty in recognizing irregular figures • Colors also confuse them

  6. Spatial Distance Recognition • Spatial distance recognition is another problem • They sometimes see 3D objects as 2D: • If someone is running away, they will feel as if the object is just shrinking • If someone is approaching, they will feel the object to be just expanding

  7. Tina Nash lost her sight in April, 2011

  8. Her boyfriend gouged out her eyes with his fingers while shouting, “You’ll never see your children again”

  9. I’m the One • The people had difficulty recognizing the man born blind after he received his sight • He did not look the same

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