In an extremely tragic and hard-to-explain incident, it has recently been reported that the twin brothers who recently lost their vision due to an incurable and rare disorder will soon be cycling all the way from London to Amsterdam with the intent of raising money for charity.

Earlier, Daniel Smith, a student at Bristol University, and his 20-year-old twin brother Michael, had fallen prey to a condition called Leber's Optic Neuropathy. The extremely pathetic condition resulted in damaging their eye sight within a matter of weeks.

However, it has been revealed that Michael was already having some problems with his vision, which he first noticed while he started his course at Barts and The London School of Medicine.

Daniel, an aeronautical engineering student at the Bristol University, was informed there was around 60 to 70% possibility that his vision will drop down considerably. While expressing his sorrows, along with a bit of hopes for future, regarding the downtime the twins are facing because of a speedy downfall in their vision, Daniel, who can now see a mere 7% of his complete vision, revealed: “There were some pretty dark moments when I had to come to terms with being severely visually-impaired. It was hard to come to terms with the fact I could no longer do everyday activities. Going to the supermarket to buy food just isn't possible now”.

When he initially started noticing a reduction in his vision, Daniel was busy preparing for his second year examinations around the Easter time last year, his left eye was showing some issues then.

But, the more pathetic part is that within a matter of two weeks, he started witnessing a rapid degradation in his almost perfect eyesight and it has been revealed by doctors that the loss of sight is perhaps because of the failure of cells in his optic nerve.