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CNIB Award Winner, Jaclyn Pope, Pursuing a Second Career with eSight
Jaclyn Pope, 39 years old, is back at school to pursue a second career in UX/UI Design at the University of Toronto’s continuing education program for coding. In 2019, she was diagnosed with Macular Degeneration, Diabetic Retinopathy, Glaucoma and Cataracts. Life before eSight As Jaclyn tells it, before proper diagnosis, Jaclyn began to experience very…
Read MoreThings To Remember if You Have Macular Degeneration
I remember the day after my first visit to a retinal specialist. He confirmed I had wet AMD in one eye and dry AMD in the other. This RS guy said to see the nurse to set up appointments for injections in my wet AMD eye! Did he just say he was going to stick…
Read MoreLend Me Your Ears and I’ll Read You The Newspaper
Why did I choose a part-time volunteer job that requires good eyesight when I have macular degeneration? I ask myself this often, but I know the answer – I really enjoy it! Ironically, the job eventuated because of my mother’s own macular degeneration, and her inability to read. Making newspaper articles more accessible I had…
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