(audience applauding)
Imagine you're 12 years old,
and one night you realize you can't see out of one eye.
Then six months later
you lose sight out of the other eye,
and your vision is gone.
Well that's what happened to my next guest,
18 year old Bailey.
Despite losing 90% of her sight to a rare eye disease,
Bailey's competitive spirit has not stopped her
from achieving all her goals.
Take a look.
(kids yelling)
Sports really helped me tackle challenges in life.
I have a rare eye disease.
The doctors told me they weren't able to fix it.
Today I am legally blind.
I made sure that losing my eye sight didn't
change me as a person.
And so I joined cross country.
Running blind, I was absolutely terrified.
She knew it wasn't gonna be easy,
and running into things didn't slow her down.
You'd have to be fearless to compete
when you're visually impaired.
We're going to put in the device,
and it's going to tell you
who's standing in front of you.
Leo Messi.
OrCam introduced us to Leo Messi,
the ambassador of the company,
and he's the greatest soccer player in the world.
The OrCam MyEye helps me in my everyday life.
I'm able to read.
Let them all come together.
And be more independent in school,
as a normal student.
Losing my vision has definitely changed me for the better.
I wouldn't change it for anything.
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Well, Bailey is joining me virtually.
Welcome Bailey.
Hi, Dr. Phil, so great to be on your show,
and so great to meet you.
Well, it's so good to talk to you.
What was your first thought
when you realized that your vision was gone?
I was so scared.
I became really depressed.
And I remember one of the first things I did
was I packed up all my books,
and then my parents had a talk with me,
and told me that I could either stay depressed
or do something productive with my life.
And it was really at that moment
I started doing sports again and picked back up.
What sports are you into now?
I love running, playing baseball, soccer,
and really any sports for the visually impaired.
And right now I'm actually training
for the 2024 Paralympic games.
Well, we saw that this year
you had a chance to meet one
of the greatest soccer players in the world, Leo Messi.
What was that like for you?
It was amazing.
Not only did I get to me the soccer start Leo Messi,
but he also gave me an OrCam MyEye device.
Yeah.
You've got a mutt besides you there
I can see as well.
I do, yes.
This is vera.
Hey, that's a good looking dog.
Thank you.
So tell us how this device that you got
from Messi has changed your life.
It's completely changed my life.
I can read books, recognize faces,
and it'll read any texts that I want it to.
This is the OrCam MyEye.
And show us how this works.
For sure.
I actually have a menu right here.
And I can tell it to pick up anywhere on the menu.
So I'll go ahead and start from desserts,
since that's obviously the most important part.
Of course.
Smart reading.
Ready.
Start from desserts.
Desserts.
Chocolate cake with ice cream,
apple pie with ice cream, $6.
Exit.
(audience applauding)
Instead of having to read the whole thing,
you pick what you want to read,
just like we would normally do.
That's what's so amazing.
Now joining us virtually to explain how it works
is OrCam consultant. Dr. Brian Wolysnki.
Good to see you again, Brian, how are you?
Hi, Dr. Phil, doing well.
Tell us about this remarkable device.
Definitely.
To see Bailey using the OrCam MyEye
and how it provides her independence
in her daily life is truly inspiring.
The OrCam MyEye works by taking an image,
and then it speaks the information to the user.
With OrCam's smart reading feature,
as Bailey just showed us,
all she needs to do is ask
for the information that she wants.
This is really helpful for someone
who wants to read the headlines in a newspaper,
and then they just choose
the article that they want to read.
Yeah.
I would imagine this is a game changer for so many people.
Absolutely.
OrCam is really easy to use
by many people of all ages.
And Bailey you're headed off to college soon.
I would imagine that OrCam MyEye is gonna be
the difference in how you go through college.
100%.
My goal is to become a teacher
so reading will definitely be a big factor.
And Dr. Phil,
I won't be alone because my guide dog Vera will be with me.
Well, look, this is an extraordinary
and life changing device.
I mean self-reliance is more important than ever,
and I wanna say if you
or someone you know is interested
in purchasing OrCam MyEye,
you can now receive $1000 discount package.
Now for the holiday season,
and until December 25th,
this limited time offer is only available,
I'm very proud to say,
to Dr. Phil viewers.
Just go to orcam.com for all the details.
And, again, this is a limited time offer,
and it's astounding technology.
I'm very passionate about it.
So I highly recommend this.
Dr. Wolysnki, thank you so much.
Bailey, thank you so much
for sharing your experiences with us.
Good luck in college,
and getting to the 2024 Paralympics.