Coping with Blindness

Approximately 15 years ago, I was first told that I had macular degeneration. The diagnosis was made by an experienced ophthalmologist in the small city in which I resided at that time. It was subsequently confirmed by a senior academic ophthalmologist in New York City. When, in 1970, I moved to the...

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Veröffentlicht in:The New England journal of medicine 1981-08, Vol.305 (8), p.458-460
1. Verfasser: Stetten, DeWitt
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Approximately 15 years ago, I was first told that I had macular degeneration. The diagnosis was made by an experienced ophthalmologist in the small city in which I resided at that time. It was subsequently confirmed by a senior academic ophthalmologist in New York City. When, in 1970, I moved to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland, I learned that my disease was a subject of research in the National Eye Institute, and I therefore availed myself of the services of the several skilled physicians in that institute. Early during my stay in Bethesda I was seen . . .
ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJM198108203050811