A Queer Eyed Boy
A strange case is now exciting the attention of the oculists of Chicago. , Mrs Quinn, of 471 Wells street, recently visited the State Eye and Ear Infirmary, in company with her son, who possesses the peculiar power of seeing in the dark. Dr. Charles F. Sinclair, the specialist at that institution, was so struck with the case that he called in several other oculists to examine the freak. The boy was taken into a dark room and there various tests were made, which, prove beyond a doubt that this is a genuine case. The eyeballs glistened like "balls of fire, and upon a close examination it was found that the lad's eyes are formed much in the same manner that a cat's are. The larger portion of the iris is missing, only a small portion being visible on the outer side of each eye. When taken into a dark room an immediate expansion takes place which enables the boy to see perfectly. A strong light blinds him, and from this same peculiarity the boy is able to see objects at a distance ■with much more clearness than those close at hand. All the oculists are agreed that nothing can be done for the child.
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Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 46, 28 September 1886, Page 3
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