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Name that illness
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Bit of a long shot but i need some help in naming an illness.
It's a condition that affects the eye, the retina to be exact, where the rods and cones start to die off giving you blind spots on the retina and carries on until you're completely blind.
It's a condition that affects the eye, the retina to be exact, where the rods and cones start to die off giving you blind spots on the retina and carries on until you're completely blind.
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It could well be a genetic condition.
That's what it is. Leigh's back and asked him if this was the condition and he said yes.
Bit of background, a friend of his has apparently had a miraculous recovery from this condition :rolleyes: and i wanted to see if he's full of shit, which he obviously is. Another David :rolleyes:
Who's David?
However your eyesight does deteriorate over time and this can be quite slow - you dont' become blind within a matter of months sometimes this can take years or even decades. You can find more info here
Only, I've got a gay friend, and one of his 'friends' (which means they were probably shagging, from what he's told me ) said he was dying from cancer. Which turned out to be complete bullshit actually.
I wonder if it's the same guy ? This David said he had cancer too.
Another gay guy I know told me my brother had been having unprotected sex with a HIV positive man for a joke, not nice...
But to be honest the biggest bullshitters I've known in my life have been bi or straight, so it's not a gay thing.
The RNIB is a great resource for your initial question - take a look at their common eye conditions factsheet.