It was evident at birth that Bocelli had problems with his sight, and after visits to many doctors, he was diagnosed with congenital glaucoma. In 1970, at the age of 12, he completely lost his sight following an accident during a football game.[6][7]
While pregnant, Bocelli's mother, Edi, was mistakenly diagnosed with appendicitis and received a treatment of ice applied to her stomach. Doctors advised her to terminate the pregnancy with anabortion because of the high probability that the treatment would cause a disability in the child. Despite this advice, Bocelli's mother chose not to abort her son. (Bocelli's blindness is not believed to be related to this incident).[7]
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