Navigating work as a blind person
Amit Patel graduated from Cambridge university and qualified as an accident and emergency doctor. But his training did not prepare him for what happened next.
During his studies, he was diagnosed with keratoconus — a condition that affects the shape of the front of the eye, but is treatable with corneal transplant surgery. Patel was one of the rare people where the transplanted tissue was rejected, however, and he became blind overnight after a haemorrhage behind the eyes.
This story originally appeared on: Financial Times - Author:Rabina Khan
