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Radio 4,24 Dec 2013,20 mins

Blind identical twins Dan and Michael Smith

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In a special edition Peter White talks to Dan and Michael Smith, identical twins who both have a rare genetic eye condition which caused them both to lose over ninety per cent of their sight within eighteen months of each other. They talk to Peter about the impact their rapid sight loss had on their studies, their families and their relationships.

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