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POLICEMAN’S EXPERIENCE CAPETOWN, July 20.—A town policeman named Barnard was on beat recently when his eyesight ’ suddenly failed. He was foundry .another -policeman groping his s a, building in an attempt to find his r ; way to police headquarters. V He was immediately removed to / • hospital, but diagnosis was difficult. The suggestion was made that tint case was one of “eclipse blindness,” caused by watching the eclipse of the sun the day before without sufficient protection for the eyes. It. has been said by eye-specialists that blindness <| thus caused lias often resulted in permanent loss of sight. Fortunately, however, after four day’ treatment, Mr. Barnard round that he could see, though imperfectly. Blindness ’returned at internals of a few hours, accompanied by violent •pains in the head; but after a day or ' two. Mr. Barnard found his sight completely restored and there are hopes ; now that lie has been permanently | cured. i
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Opotiki News, Volume I, Issue 100, 21 October 1938, Page 4
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154STRUCK BILIND Opotiki News, Volume I, Issue 100, 21 October 1938, Page 4
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