Stevie Wonder One of the most successful blind musicians of all time is Michigan native, Stevie Wonder. He was born six weeks premature and his eyes never fully developed, and this condition is known as retinopathy of prematurity (ROP).
Did you know Johnny Depp, Judith Dench, Steve Wynn and Fetty Wap are all visually impaired? One lost an eye to a BB gun. One has age-related macular degeneration. One had an eye surgically removed because of glaucoma.
Gabrielle usually keeps one eye covered due to a condition called ptosis. Ptosis is a condition where the eyelid may droop or fall. The eyeball itself isn't affected, but it might cause minor visual impairments.
Stevie Wonder, who is blind from birth, has recorded more than thirty U.S. top ten hits and won twenty-two Grammy Awards (the most ever won by a solo artist in history).
Theodore Roosevelt
The 26th President of the United States of America under the Republican Party in 1901-1909 lost his left eye during a White House boxing match with his military aide. he is the first president to have one eye in the history of America.
He wore an eye patch for at least six months following the accident. The singer was featured with the patch on the cover of his debut album and appeared on What's My Line? wearing the patch. Later, Davis was fitted for a glass eye, which he wore for the rest of his life.
Falk's right eye was surgically removed when he was three because of a retinoblastoma. He wore an artificial eye for most of his life.
Monet, Degas and Van Gogh all had eyesight problems which prevented them from seeing clearly. But far from holding them back, their visual challenges made for even richer art. It seems that painting when you don't see very well can sometimes reveal a real gift.
Ray Charles — famous blind pianist and musician who pioneered rhythm and blues. José Montserrate Feliciano García — famous blind composer, singer, and guitarist most-known his single “Feliz Navidad” Casey Harris — blind keyboardist and founding member of X Ambassadors. Jeff Healey — famous blind guitarist and musican.
Perhaps the most well known blind person was Helen Adams Keller (fig. 1), (June 27, 1880 - June 1, 1968), an American author, political activist, and lecturer. Helen Keller was the first deaf-blind person to earn a bachelor of arts degree. A prolific author, Keller was well-traveled and outspoken in her convictions.
Complete heterochromia is a fairly rare condition (in humans) whereby each iris is a distinctly different colour, such as having one blue iris and the other brown. But this isn't why Bowie's eyes looked different. Instead, the unusual appearance of Bowie's eyes were due to a condition called anisocoria.
Gabrielle has had ptosis, the drooping of one eyelid, since childhood; in public, she covers her eye with sunglasses, an eyepatch, a hat or hair. In school, she suffered from depression and was sometimes suicidal. After finishing her A-levels, she abandoned an idea to study law and began singing in nightclubs.
Better Eye and Best Correction
One important requirement to note for all of the vision loss listings is that the SSA will look at your test results “in your better eye” and “with best correction.” This means that people who are blind in one eye or are even missing one eye will not qualify for disability benefits.
In 2013, the actor informed Rolling Stone that his left eye is completely blind. His right eye, on the other hand, has nearsightedness. Depp has stated that he has never been able to see well and that everything appears blurry to him.
Monocular vision is when an individual only has sight in one eye whether as the result of physically losing an eye or because of an eye condition.
Ashton Kutcher has revealed that he recently struggled with an autoimmune disorder that left him unable to hear, see, or walk for nearly a year.
Blind actor Adam Morse did his own stunts on the action-heavy Apple TV+ series “See” without using a cane or a guide dog.
Helen May Martin (December 18, 1893 – June 13, 1947) was an American pianist. Helen Keller called Martin "the most accomplished deaf and blind person in the world."
Helen Keller is one of the most well-known deafblind people in history, famous for her political activism, lecturing, writing and for being the first deafblind person to earn a bachelor of arts degree.
Mary Cassatt – Symbol of impressionism, Mary Cassatt is a famous blind painter who lived between 1844-1926. She was born in Pennsylvania but mostly lived in France. Since women were not allowed to study in the art schools in France, she found private painters to help improve her painting skill.
In Forest Whitaker's case, he was born with ptosis in his left eye. After he became a widely acclaimed actor, some critics even noted that his ptosis has helped him in his portrayal of more complicated characters.
Perhaps the most famous celebrity with heterochromia, actress Kate Bosworth, has one blue eye, and one eye that is partially hazel. Unfortunately, many directors and casting agents have made her wear colored lenses while filming.
Sight in one eye only
It may take up to three months for you to adapt safely to driving with one eye, be prepared for this. In particular your ability to judge distances accurately may be affected and you may not be aware of objects to either side of you.