Vision Field Cut?

[lilasmom]

I have a field cut vision on my right side due to a stroke 5 years ago. If you don’t know, a field cut means I don’t have vision in half of both of my eyes. I haven’t been to WDW since my stroke but I really want to go.
Does anyone have a field cut? How do you deal with it? Thanks!

 

[BethCPTSD]

I'm sorry you haven't received responses to this yet! Hopefully someone will come along soon with experience that may help. Good luck and I hope you have a wonderful trip!

 

[Marionnette]

I have a field cut vision on my right side due to a stroke 5 years ago. If you don’t know, a field cut means I don’t have vision in half of both of my eyes. I haven’t been to WDW since my stroke but I really want to go.
Does anyone have a field cut? How do you deal with it? Thanks!

My husband lost the vision in the lower half of one eye due to a "mini stroke". His biggest challenge at Disney is when someone is walking in his blind spot and he literally cannot see them. For that reason, we always have someone walking beside him on that side since a stranger would not be aware of his visual disability.

Some effects on immersive screens (like Soarin' and FOP) are lost to him as he tends to focus straight on and not at the edges. That does not affect his enjoyment of the attraction but it does make his experience different.

Otherwise, he does just fine in the parks. He's has been living with his loss of vision for more than 25 years (the kids were just babies when it happened) and we've done many trips to Disney.

 

[ttintagel]

I don’t have the exact same problem, but I do have several significant blind spots in both eyes from retinal scarring. (I have more peripheral vision in one eye and more central vision in the other.) As the other poster mentioned, it’s very helpful to walk with another member of my party who can see people stepping in front of me when I can’t. Also, I haven’t tried this yet, but I have been advised to use a visibility cane. It’s a white cane that is shorter than the long cane blind people use for navigation, and it’s puroose is simply to alert the people around you to your visual impairment.

 

[Betty Rohrer]

I don’t have the exact same problem, but I do have several significant blind spots in both eyes from retinal scarring. (I have more peripheral vision in one eye and more central vision in the other.) As the other poster mentioned, it’s very helpful to walk with another member of my party who can see people stepping in front of me when I can’t. Also, I haven’t tried this yet, but I have been advised to use a visibility cane. It’s a white cane that is shorter than the long cane blind people use for navigation, and it’s puroose is simply to alert the people around you to your visual impairment.

not sure that cane will help much as people are in their own world. they dont see scooters I see the same with cane

 

[ttintagel]

Yeah, the main reason I haven’t tried it yet is that at the moment I hesitate to spend money on something that I don’t have complete confidence will really help. I just thought I’d put it out there because it’s something I hadn’t heard of before it was recommended to me.

 

[asafko]

My daughter is legally blind - one eye no vision and the other eye is worse than 20/200. We have been going to Disney since before and after this happened (she had retinal detachments in 4th grade). Her vision field in the eye with sight is limited as well. Her biggest issue has been: bumping into people or visa versa...she doesn't use a cane that would help people know she has vision issues because she is a stubborn 20 year old (but I get it) so they will assume she can see them when sometimes she doesn't, the winding queues can be a challenge, and some rides she doesn't get the same effect (so something 3D isn't 3D to her).

 

[asafko]

I don’t have the exact same problem, but I do have several significant blind spots in both eyes from retinal scarring. (I have more peripheral vision in one eye and more central vision in the other.) As the other poster mentioned, it’s very helpful to walk with another member of my party who can see people stepping in front of me when I can’t. Also, I haven’t tried this yet, but I have been advised to use a visibility cane. It’s a white cane that is shorter than the long cane blind people use for navigation, and it’s puroose is simply to alert the people around you to your visual impairment.

We have tried for years to get my daughter (now 20 but lost a lot of her vision in 4th grade) to use a cane just so others know she has an impairment and to watch out. While she is legally blind, it obvious to others. We just guide her through queues and really are mindful in the crowds to guide her through. That has worked for us.