With the continued medical help from Edinburghs Eye Pavillion, I have now settled on a pair of glasses that allow me to read a certain amount of text, dependant on size, clarity and distance.

Normal vision has not improved and I have taken to looking at alternative forms of communication for the visually impaired; some more costly than others. After years of guitar playing and manual work, my fingertips are not quite up to the task of braille, but I am learning slowly anyway.