According to Jim Knipfel, an excellent writer and author of "Slackjaw" a book about his own case of "Classic RP," most blind people can see to an extent, just not enough to get around. The only people who are truly blind (according to Knipfel) are those whose eyes are completely destroyed (for example, in an industrial accident). The vast majority of blind people are not "in the dark" as I always imagined things would look with my eyes closed.
Also, RP primarily affects the cones of the eyes, the larger cells responsible for peripheral and night vision. I'd like to know how close they are to reproducing the much smaller rods, required for central vision and reading.
Read Slackjaw. It's a great book.
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According to Jim Knipfel, an excellent writer and author of "Slackjaw" a book about his own case of "Classic RP," most blind people can see to an extent, just not enough to get around. The only people who are truly blind (according to Knipfel) are those whose eyes are completely destroyed (for example, in an industrial accident). The vast majority of blind people are not "in the dark" as I always imagined things would look with my eyes closed. Also, RP primarily affects the cones of the eyes, the larger cells responsible for peripheral and night vision. I'd like to know how close they are to reproducing the much smaller rods, required for central vision and reading. Read Slackjaw. It's a great book.