What kind of blindness does Sarah have?
Doctors have diagnosed Sarah with Stargardt’s blindness. There is a bit of the retina that is really sensitive; it’s called the macula. Mostly macular degeneration affects the elderly but when it happens to younger people it’s called Stargardt’s blindness, which is quite rare. Macula degeneration will cause a loss of central vision. Sarah doesn’t have as much peripheral vision as she probably should and her blindness happened overnight, which is highly unusual. I’m sure you’ll find more about that in the story. For more information on blindness in general: • UK: Royal National Institute of the Blind – Links Page • US: NFB’s Resource Page • World Wide Database: RNIB’s Database of Companies These links are for information only. The Dark Red webcomic is not affiliated with any organisation. Just so you know.
