I have some long term degenerative eye problems that may result in blindness over the next 10-20 years. What are some fields in which I could prosper despite this potential handicap? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Apr 16, 2009 - 7 answers

How do I rationalise the prospect of suddenly going completely (and permanently) blind? [more inside]
posted by parjanya on Apr 1, 2009 - 31 answers

When and why did it become the convention that blind people would wear dark glasses? Would the purpose be to hide the eyes or to act as a signifier of blindness? Is it something that is done less these days and what are the reasons why?
posted by Artw on Aug 10, 2008 - 12 answers

For most people, physical attraction is visual. So how do Blind people become attracted to someone in the absence of visual stimuli? [more inside]
posted by jason's_planet on Aug 30, 2006 - 13 answers

My brother-in-law's sister has a beautiful six month old baby that was recently diagnosed as blind. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 1, 2005 - 6 answers

What if most people were born blind, and seeing was rare? [more inside]
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane on May 27, 2005 - 43 answers

Interested in percentage of blind since birth persons who are homosexual. [mi] [more inside]
posted by billysumday on Feb 16, 2005 - 7 answers

This has puzzled me for a long time. People who've been blind since birth - how can they dream images? Do they? Without a visual history for reference, how can it happen?
posted by davebush on Jan 31, 2005 - 7 answers