Retinitis pigmentosa is an eye disease full of contradictions. I have what is known as tunnel vision. I see through a hole. If I'm standing in conversation with you, I could only see your nose or eye at one time, not both. The further away you are, the more I can see of you, but the less detail.
Through my visual hole, I can see about 20/40. That means I can still read. Although I haven't been able to read printed books in close to a decade. This is the contradiction. I might use a cane to get through a crowd then get to a bar and read the drink menu. This confuses people. It confuses me.
I often feel the pressure to conform to either be sighted or blind. It's easier to not confuse people with the in-between world.
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