Living and Succeeding with Sight Loss
TLC members are remarkable people with often remarkable stories and none more so than Paul Ryb.
Paul Ryb was a very successful investment banker when he suddenly lost his central vision at age 37, due to dry AMD. In a recent podcast, Paul told Rob Rothman, MD, that the sudden change presented a big problem for him because of his fast-paced life. He said, “I had a lot of risk profile responsibilities, and it was life changing for me in not just my professional career but also my private investment career.” Upon being seen by a top eye-care professional at Moorfields Hospital, he was told nothing could be done for the condition, which he found surprising and distressing. However, Paul then contacted a charitable organization, Blind in Business, which he says began the next chapter of his life. “They had solutions for what I basically term affectionately as the ability to live and succeed with sight loss,” Paul said. “And that kind of positive energy is exactly what I needed to hear at that moment.” That positivity led him back into sports, where he had succeeded to the point of becoming world champion of Visually Impaired Tennis. But more importantly he learned how to conquer challenges in his career using technologies for the visually impaired. And now, he has chosen to use his investment banking skills to help fund and develop ophthalmic innovations.
Once again, we learn about how Adversity can be turned to Advantage.
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