Blind man 'reads' for the first time in 20 YEARS using hi-tech OrCam MyReader glasses
A lot of people would struggle to get through their daily lives without the help of glasses, but for most, they help make everything they are looking at slightly clearer. But for one man, a new pair glasses is doing much more than that, allowing him to read for the first time in 20 years. Luke Hines was left blind in one eye and with only three per cent vision in the other after an operation to remove a childhood brain tumour in 1997. Luke Hines (pictured) was left blind in one eye and with only three per cent vision in the other after an operation to remove a childhood brain tumour in 1997. He was unable to attend school, has not found work because of his condition and has spent years feeling isolated.
Apr-14-2016, 13:25:07 GMT
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