(Feb.17, '15) It’s a medical story, a science and technology advancement
and a romance wrapped into one moment: when a man who is blind sees his wife
again for the first time in a decade.
Allen Zderad began to have serious vision problems about 20
years ago due to retinitis pigmentosa, a degenerative eye disease affecting the
retina. There is no effective treatment or cure. It ended his professional
career and after a decade he was effectively blind, unable to see anything
other than very bright light. He adjusted, even continuing woodworking by
developing his sense of touch and spatial relationships. But he was unable to
see his family, including ten grandchildren or his wife, Carmen.