After a freak accident left him blind and in agony, Phil Durst thought hope was lost. Then, a world-first stem cell trial ...

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Jordan Reiche has a degenerative genetic condition known as retinitis pigmentosa Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work as a writer/editor has previously appeared in ...

Lyft is settling a lawsuit after drivers repeatedly stranded a blind Minnesota woman and her service dog on their way to medical appointments.

A blind woman in Florida just received a life-changing new technology: AI glasses that can describe the world to her. Jordan Reiche, 33, of Tampa, was first diagnosed with a genetic condition called ...

Her guide dog is still in charge, but Ray-Bans fill in the details. Jordan Reiche, of Tampa, uses her new Ray-Bans for the first time as she walks with her guide dog, Blue, on the Palmetto campus of ...

NORTH END — After weeks of being mocked by another Boston student for her “one eye” and “weird ears,” 8-year-old Casandra Xavier had enough. One damp afternoon behind the Eliot School in the North End ...

A blind fourth grader in Clay County is boosting her braille literacy and advocating for access to books with help from the New Worlds Reading program.

Laurel Ridenbaugh lost her vision, job and friends. A new friendship helped her find purpose and aim for the Paralympics.

Phelesia Ochieng left Kenya to work in Saudi Arabia with her full sight, only to return blind. She shared her painful journey ...

Nurul Amin Shah Alam was found dead in Buffalo, N.Y. after he was dropped off at a coffee shop by Border Patrol agents Amy McCarthy is an Editor at PEOPLE. Her work has appeared at Eater, Vox, Texas ...