A Canadian band has a new album coming out, and you don’t have to be an extreme music fan to relate to the guitarist’s personal story.It’s the band's first new studio album in 25 years. Listening to it, one wouldn't know guitarist Dave Carlo is partially blind."The condition is called Stargardt's dystrophy. It's a form of macular degeneration, unfortunately for me, it started in my early 30s. And yeah, it's been a real challenge," Carlo said.Carlo also fought a battle with tongue cancer in 2012, cares for his son, who has autism, and his daughter who has borderline personality disorder. None of which stops him from playing music. Watch the video above for the full story.

A tattoo artist in Pennsylvania is hoping to make a big difference.He's offering to donate proceeds from a day's worth of tattoos to help one of his customers.When Jesse Miller wanted another tattoo, he headed to Christian Anavitate at Beautiful Sin in Lancaster County."I felt him just being, like, 'Do whatever you want, man. I'm here for you to hook me up, you know?'" Anavitate said."I said, 'Hey, I guess since we're going to be here for a while, I might as well explain my story and why I'm blind, if you want to listen,'" Miller said.Miller was born with a visual impairment but went completely blind five years ago.He told Anavitate about the help he'd gotten from VisionCorps."Vision Corps just helps out so many people. Even when I walked through the door, I didn't have nothing. I didn't have insurance. I didn't have no income whatsoever, and VisionCorps was there," Miller said."I was pretty blown away by that. I was, like, 'Man, this guy is unstoppable,'" Anavitate said.Miller also told him about Eye Drop, a fundraiser for VisionCorps in which volunteers rappel off a building. Miller has done it every year."They say I'm a legend," he said.Anavitate offered to donate a day's worth of work."Working with Jesse, it's, like, there's definitely more people out there that do need the help," he said."It's so freaking amazing," Miller said. Anyone can stop in and get a small tattoo. It's first come, first served.

CINCINNATI, Ohio — Donuts have a way of pleasing the senses. Chocolate, blueberry, glazed – you can almost taste them just by looking at them. What if you couldn't see the wide selection?

Cheri McDaniel, who started Ms. Cheri's Donuts in 2009, has been losing her eyesight more and more every year.

"People's faces from across the room, if I don't know who you are, I can't see your face," McDaniel said.

She’s one of 11 million Americans slowly losing her eyesight due to macular degeneration.

“Macular degeneration is the leading cause of visual loss among American senior citizens. It affects one out of every three American senior citizens so it’s a pretty big deal,” said Dr. Chris Riemann, a retinal surgeon at Cincinnati Eye Institute.

Dr. Riemann says macular degeneration withers away at the back of the eye. McDaniel has been seeing him since she was diagnosed with the disease in her 40s.

“The UV rays can destroy your eyes and smoking," McDaniel said. "I did smoke I quit like 20 years ago because I still remember Dr. Riemann saying the very first time I went to him that ’if you don’t quit smoking while you’re dying of your lung cancer, you will be blind’. And I was like ‘oh, thank you!’”

McDaniel says her vision loss has gotten far worse in the last five years.

“I can’t tell you the last time I read a book, because I can’t see it, even with my glasses and a magnifying glass.”

McDaniel says she thought she would eventually lose vision completely, especially because her form of the disease – the most common form in the U.S. – has no approved treatment options. Then Dr. Riemann told her about a clinical trial for a cell transplant therapy called OpRegen.

“It is a cell line that we actually inject under the retina of patients with the geographic atrophy to try to replace the cells that are atrophying away,” Dr. Riemann said. “They are ethically sourced human embryonic stem cells that come from discarded in vitro fertilization embryos.”

McDaniel says she was told she would be the 26^th person in the world to be a part of the early-phase FDA trial.

She found it nerve-wracking, but says she mostly felt honored to be a part of the new therapy.

“If it’s a chance to see or be blind, you’re kind of up against a wall," McDaniel said. "You jump at that chance – yes, I will do this.”

Three months ago, Dr. Riemann performed the surgery on McDaniel. Now, she says she can pay her bills again without a magnifying glass.

“I was so excited; I mean I was so excited. Just for that little thing – 'Oh my gosh, I can see these numbers.'”

Not only did the cell transplant therapy stop the deterioration of her vision. Her eyesight has actually improved.

Dr. Riemann says there are still many steps left before the therapy gets FDA approval. However, he and McDaniel are holding onto hope.

“There are exciting things that don’t always pan out," Dr. Riemann said. "But I’m hoping this one will.”

“It’s just an amazing opportunity for anyone who can’t see well to get fixed,” McDaniel said.