Stargart's Macular Dystrophy, a genetic disorder, has taken the center of her vision from her.



“It really is hard to describe and I think everybody experiences it differently," Meagan explained. "For me it's a glob of these lights that kind of shimmer and I can't see through the lights."



As her vision degraded, she gave up driving. Eventually she began working with Summer Tillson at The Lighthouse for the Blind in Tyler. They spoke about how bioptics may or may not work for her -- but it turned out it did.



“It was a great moment," Tillson said. "You could tell how excited she was, how much of an aha moment it was that this was really happening.”



Meagan sees with her peripheral vision. The bioptic glasses are kind of like a periscope and telescope combined allowing her to see four times closer, and had become very dependent on others to get around. Now, she's license to drive -- daytime only and 45 miles-per-hour speed limits -- but that's pretty much the same as access to a jet for most of us.



“After starting here it completely shattered all my ideas of what blind people can and can't do, and this is one more step in the direction towards being independent,” Meagan said.



Working for The Lighthouse has taken her down a road she never imagined just a few years ago. It must be called Independence Avenue.



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