© irene waters 2017
Before being made temporarily blind I believed I would prefer blindness to deafness. After all I knew what things looked like but you become so socially isolated when you can’t hear. Now give me deafness any day. I want my vision.
© irene waters 2017
It should be protected
© irene waters 2017
and helped by spectacles when it becomes less clear. Unfortunately my puppy enjoyed eating spectacles and our vision again was temporarily damaged, blurred as reading now became impossible.
© irene waters 2017
Some have night vision
© irene waters 2017
And others limited or no vision. The white balled cane an indicator of the severely vision impaired.
© irene waters 2017
New kinds of vision of mind boggling proportions now exist. 3D and virtual reality allows the wearer to interact in a way that is powerful and would enhance learning as you could manipulate, become immersed in and try concepts that are purely in your imagination. Here they can become real.
© irene waters 2017
I put on the goggles and whilst stationary I walked around the outside of a building. wherever I looked I walked. It was terrifying as I had to stop myself from falling off a cliff. I certainly became quite disoriented as I tried to save myself from various scenarios.
© irene waters 2017
Some vision comes from within. Creative vision turned into creative reality. Celebrating our completed works.
© colin Mathers 2016
Some vision though is greater than the self. My nephew presents the Director General of the United Nations with his vision for the future on behalf of Children.
For Paula’s Thursday Special prompt.
Reflections and Nightmares- Irene A Waters (writer and memoirist) 
Excellent! I was hoping you would come up with something that none of us had :). Virtual reality, 3D imaging and the vision of a child for the future. I am so happy, Irene. Great entry!
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Thanks Paula. 🤓
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The goggles sound incredible. Definitely disorienting but incredible. (Also, glad you brought up inner vision.) 🙂
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They were incredible and so realistic that literally walking in a room that was totally safe I was clutching at things to stop myself from falling off cliffs. The brain felt as though it had to relearn how to operate and see things.
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Pfft. Technology. I’m so old. 😉 I’ve never tried those. This generation…those will seem nothing to them. Weird.
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Yes it is a different world.
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A very provocative post. Please tell your nephew he’s done a wonderful job – I’m very impressed with his vision.
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I’ll do that. They arrive here next week for a couple of weeks stay. I’m very proud of him and his brother. Living in Geneva gives them opportunities that most would never get but i suppose there are other children there that don’t take up the opportunities.
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