Hospital News: Chidi Can Cure Blindness and Regain Sight.

It’s been fascinating to catch up with this year’s new 90 Day Fiance stars like Chidi Ikpeamaeze and Rayne Fernandez. Their unique storyline really piqued everyone’s interest in them. That’s because the former is a visually challenged man navigating love in Nigeria. His long-distance partner of five years traveled all the way to Lagos from New Mexico to be with him.

Prior to this, Rayne had never been with a blind man. So, viewers have been loving how inclusive their storyline is. In the new episode, fans are getting to know more and more about Chidi’s condition. He recited his heartbreaking tale of his eye condition. Fans also saw the couple also go to a doctor to see if there is any hope Chidi can get back his eyesight! Can he?

90 Day Fiance: Here’s How Chidi Went Blind! So Heartbreaking

When 90 Day Fiance: Before The 90 Days first began, everyone was excited to meet Chidi. He seemed like a simple guy, full of life. But a heartbreaking tale really upset viewers. He revealed how he lost his eyesight. The new cast member was not blind by birth. It happened when he was 17 years old. He had an accident when an apple hit him in the right eye as a friend had climbed a tree to get some.

After that incident, Chidi had trouble seeing the blackboard. Alas, vision from one of his eyes kept getting bad. Then, a few years later, there was another accident. He fell down only to hit a wooden desk. It caused blood to gush out from one of his eyes. After a trip to the hospital, they could do nothing as he lost his eyesight totally. As Rayne entered his life, she decided to take him to the hospital one more time to make sure that advancements in technology could help them get his eyes back.

90 Day Fiance: Chidi Finds Out If He Can Get His Eyesight Back!

In the new 90 Day Fiance episode, Rayne decided to take Chidi for an eye appointment. She found out he had never been to one in over ten years! His heartbreaking story really got to her, and she wanted to know if there was any way they could get his eyesight back. Well, Chidi went through some tests at the clinic to know for sure.

However, the doctor told Chidi that he has glaucoma and also cataracts. While they could try to cure the latter, it was still risky. After the incident, it was necessary for him not to feel too much pressure in his eyes. Going for an operation and surgery meant that Chidi would stand the risk of entirely getting his eyes removed.

The revelation scared Chidi. He finally knew they could do nothing to make him see again. Doctor instead gave him medicines to ensure he feels less pressure. She confirmed that the nerves were damaged and there was no chance to operate in such a condition.