When your eyes have a wet nose: the evolution of the use of guide dogs and establishing the seeing eye.
Formation of "The Seeing Eye," a school for guide dogs, has played a vital role in fostering efforts to develop guide dog programs in the United States and throughout the world. This brief review is intended to highlight the historical evolution of guide dogs for the blind and to tell the story of The Seeing Eye.
Fishman
Gerald A
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UIC Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA.
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