Seeing the bride

Cambridgeshire: Andrew Hall savoured every moment watching his bride walk down the aisle toward him at the altar.

As tears ran down her cheeks, the occasion was full of joy. It was particularly poignant for Mr Hall as it was the first time he had been able to see his bride properly.

He was diagnosed with a serious eye disorder as a teenager and was registered as blind when he met Carolyn Rendle in 1998.

But the 30-year-old businessman was determined that he would have a visual memory of his bride.

So a month before their big day, he started taking a special drug that steadily improved his sight.

But it was only on the day itself that the extent of its success became truly apparent as 25-year-old Miss Rendle cried.

Mr Hall said: “I could see her really clearly. She started crying and I passed her a tissue. She said ‘You can see me, can’t you?’ I said, ‘Yes’.”

The amazing moment was made possible by Mr Hall’s doctor, who prescribed the drug Acetazolamide to dry up the excess water in his eyes, enabling him to see.

Even though the effects lasted just a week, his mother Patricia Hall said it was a dream come true.

I don't understand... I wish the article had more information as to how a drug could fix retina pigmentosa for a short while and then have the effects disappear. Anyone know how this works?
Then again this comes from the Mumbai Mirror, which if it's anything like many of the other indian periodicals - could be completely bogus.