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Comment by kahlonel | Hacker News Reader

As a guy who writes code for a living, one of my biggest fears is losing eyesight. Looking at this guy, I fear a little less now :) There is definitely a need for the tech to evolve for blind programmers.

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My brother had a stroke at 30 years old and became blind. It's just so unfair. I've always had this fear but it's gotten much worse since this has happened to my family.

Get disability insurance.

For real, insurance is an afterthought to many but you are looking at a little money spent for peace of mind.

While true this deserves a comment that money may be only second and not the first reason for those fears. Losing the ability to do something you love might be the reason for the comment. The article comforts by showing that being blind does not mean coding ends. You can still be a first class citizen. Though to spoil it a bit, being blind from birth vs. at later age might be different. At least you need a huge period to adapt I guess, which is where the insurance comes in again. Full circle!

I have had one real migraine in my life. It was the kind you lose vision before the headache.

It was truly terrifying to have my vision quickly go away. To the point that I was so happy to be seeing when the headache hit.

I have migraines regularly, and the vision problems are definitely the worst part of it. The pain I can handle, but the aura usually makes me incapable of even moving somewhere safely, and puts my life at a standstill.

As I said, I've only had it once. Definitely couldn't do anything while the aura was there. Good luck on having less in the future!

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