A dad was told he would go blind by the time he was 30 at a routine appointment.
Dave Kelly was working as a plasterer at the age of 17 when an optometrist spotted something in his eye during a check up. Dave said: "I went to the Royal Wavertree School for the Blind as a plasterer. Children would be outside playing blind football and other sports and it was amazing. While I was there I had a check up and they spotted something.
"So, I went down to the hospital and a specialist came out and told my mum: ‘I’m sorry but your son will be blind by the time he’s 30'. I went back to the school for the blind and thought… that could be me."
