ɔːlɹˌɛdi ɐ sˈʌfɚɹɚ fɹʌm ˈaɪ dɪzˈiːz, hˈoʊmɚ bɪkˌeɪm blˈaɪnd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə ɹᵻtˈɜːn dʒˈɜːni fɹʌm ˈɪθəkə, æt kˈɑːlɑːfən.
Already a sufferer from eye disease, Homer became blind during the return journey from Ithaca, at Colophon.