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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Maira Butt

Richard Osman opens up about visual impairment that means he sees as if ‘driving in dense fog’

Richard Osman has opened up about the visual impairment that has left him seeing the world as if he were “driving in dense fog”.

The 54-year-old former Pointless presenter and bestselling author of The Thursday Murder Club series was born with a condition called nystagmus, which the NHS describes as “involuntary, usually constant eye movement (often described as wobbling or dancing eyes)” that “typically results in some degree of visual loss”.

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