When Martin Jones met his wife four years ago, he never imagined that one day he would get to see what she looked like. The 42-year-old builder was left blind after an accident at work more than a decade ago.

But a remarkable operation - which implants part of his tooth in his eye - has now pierced his world of darkness. With details on the procedure mentioned here picked by suebe 5 months ago

An Irishman blinded by an explosion two years ago has had his sight restored after doctors inserted his son's tooth in his eye. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Blind pilot Miles Hilton-Barber felt euphoric when he touched down at Sydney's Bankstown Airport just before 8am, becoming the first blind man to fly halfway around the world.

Update on an earlier post. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

A retrofitted four-wheel dirt buggy developed by the Blind Driver Challenge team uses laser range finders, an instant voice command interface and a host of other innovative, cutting-edge technology to guide blind drivers as they steer, brake, and accelerate. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

New restaurant opens in London, Dans Le Noir. picked by tomphoolry 3 years ago

Soon we won't be able to short change sightless people anymore. picked by tomphoolry 3 years ago

Normally, babies learn how to look at the world before they can communicate their experiences. The rare cases of people who have been blind all their lives and then had their sight restored offer scientists a unique opportunity to study how we learn to interpret visual signals. Pawan Sinha is studying children and adolescents in India who are seeing the world for the first time after treatment for... read full post picked by Bingo 2 months ago

A Gainesville man's lack of sight didn't stop him from defending his home from an intruder. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago