Strictly Come Dancing star Chris McCausland has shared why he has an all or nothing attitude towards his eyesight, as he discussed the difficult years he endured before losing his vision completely aged 22
Strictly Come Dancing star Chris McCausland has shared why losing his eyesight completely has been more manageable than when he was battling through a period of poor vision.
Quizzed on whether he'd like to have his eyesight back on the Talking In The Dark podcast with Evie Roberts, the Strictly hopeful explained why it would need to be all or nothing. "It's really difficult and it almost becomes easier when you lose that, you know, because you're not relying on it and you're not trying to cope with something that you've got and isn't good enough.
Retinitis pigmentosa is a group of rare eye diseases that affect the retina . It makes cells in the retina break down slowly over time, which causes vision loss.
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