Enrique Pérez Montero He has always been a lover of science, especially physics, which is why he did not hesitate for a moment when deciding what to study. His career led him towards astrophysics, so when he discovered, while he was already finishing his studies, that he had retinitis pigmentosaa degenerative visual disease, he didn’t think that one day he would stop seeing the stars, but instead he let go and adapted.
Today, 10 years after becoming completely blind, not only does he continue to dedicate himself professionally to what he loves, but he devotes a large part of his time to spreading astronomy as if we were all blind and to answering a question that, even today, is asked of him: “How are you an astrophysicist if you can’t see?”
If I had known before that I was going to go blind, I might not have pursued astronomy. Ignorance avoided prejudice
I strive to continue my research because I want them to see that a blind person can be scientifically productive.
About The Author
