A Canadian company has donated a year of audio books to a Bermudian toddler who may lose his sight completely in ten years.

According to an article in the Bermuda Sun last week, three-year-old, Zyare Outerbridge was diagnosed with Leber's Congenital Amaurosis (LCA) which causes the gradual deterioration of his retina cells, in November 2006.

Doctors told his mother Crystal to plan for the worst, which would mean Zyare losing his eye sight completely in ten to 15 years.

There is no cure for this rare disease and eye specialists in the US have told the family to prepare to teach Zyare Braille and how to walk with a white stick.

Crystal, a single Hamilton Parish mother, now fears she may have to move abroad with her daughter Jahlae, 13 because Bermuda cannot provide for the visually impaired.

Yesterday Sharlyn Ayotte, president and CEO of T-Base Communications, a Canadian based company, said in a statement that the company would help for at least the next year by providing audio books.

She said: "I can certainly relate as my sight deteriorated over time, however, I was much older and able to cope with my vision loss comprehensibly.

"I can only imagine how frightening it would be for a three year old.

"The motivation for T-Base was simple compassion. I wanted to bring inspiration to Zyare and his family by demonstrating that there are many successful blind individuals who contribute fully and actively in society."

So every month for the next year, Zyare will receive a storybook in audio format.

These will help because already the toddler is struggling with books at his nursery school, Learning Express Nursery School.

He is limited to those books with large pictures on each page.

Following the donation of T-Base Communications, Zyare's mom, Crystal said: "We are so incredibly grateful to T-Base and their generous offer to help Zyare through this transition.

"It will not only mean a great deal to Zyare as his condition worsens, but also to my family who truly appreciates the support from as far reaching as Canada."