Jasmyn: Her Journey with Congenital Cataracts and Glaucoma

Hello, everyone ! My name is Jasmyn Elisa Polite.

I am 20 years old and a college student at Daytona State. I was diagnosed with cataracts as a baby an had to get cataract surgery. As a result, I was diagnosed with Glaucoma at 9 years old.

Today, I take Three eye drops for my condition ; alphagan generic for lumigan, an for cosopt.

Yea I will have Glaucoma for the rest of my life. But, I have positive things to look back an forward to.

For example, last summer I graduated From the Florida school for the Deaf an Blind with my standard diploma an now I’m in college perusing my career as a preschool teacher for children with vision problems.

I also have God, a great family, friends and boyfriend to support me through my eye condition when I’m down.

I use a CCTV, zoom text for my computer, victor stream, my cane for my vision, and large print materials. I also wear thick glasses because I’m Aphakic, however, they all help me in my everyday life.

Thank you for sharing your story with us Jasmyn, courtesy of Facebook Little Four Eyes – a group for parents of young kids in glasses.