Rowena Dowling says she now truly embraces life as a person who is totally blind. © ABC Sunshine Coast: Amy Sheehan
By ABC/Amy Sheehan
Rowena Dowling was a registered nurse working in a busy Brisbane hospital when she lost her sight almost three decades ago.
Speaking to the ABC, Ms Dowling said, “I went from being a sighted nurse one day to being a totally blind patient the next day.”
The avid horse rider was born blind in her left eye but had managed well with full sight in her second eye until she was diagnosed with glaucoma in her 20s.
“I actually was born blind in one eye for an unknown reason, but it was never a disability for me,” Ms Dowling said…
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