I am Sarah and I am visually impaired, aged 56 years old. My Visual Impairment was only discovered when I was 47 when Moorfields Eye hospital did tests. It turned out that I was born visually impaired, but it was never investigated until I found it more difficult in my life.
I have been in care work since the age of 20 and I tried to learn to drive in my 20s and this was when I first knew of my problems, but it wasn’t chased up as I was a private patient and declined to go further as the Neurosurgeon said no more could be done. It was when I got glasses my opportunity came to be seen at Moorfields.