PHOTO: Steve Wright. Image: Supplied
Before Lightning Ridge man Steve Wright had his eye surgery, he was a builder and not that long ago, it looked like he might lose sight in both eyes.
When he was six, Steve lost his right eye in an accident and now wears a prosthetic eye. But more recently, he developed an ulcer and scarring in his left eye due to shingles.
Over ten months, Steve’s vision began to deteriorate; he was suffering a gradual loss of sight and increasing damage to his left eye.
The prospect of Steve becoming completely blind loomed…