title: The curious blindness of Charles F. Lummis.
abstract: Generations of disabled persons were inspired by the miraculous recovery Charles Fletcher Lummis made following a series of devastating strokes that began at the age of 28. The famed author, editor, and social activist was struck by misfortune again at 51 when he went bilaterally blind. At the height of his career, Lummis never let the loss of vision interfere with his many professional responsibilities or his personal life. The cause of Lummis's stroke and blindness has been the subject of speculation for nearly a century and involves one of the most sensitive and perplexing diagnoses in medicine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of South Florida, 12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd, MDC Box 21, Tampa, FL 33612, USA. cmargo@health.usf.edu
authors.forename: Curtis E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Margo
authors.forename: Lynn E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Harman
authors.forename: Don B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D001319:Authorship / Q000266:history; D001766:Blindness / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000266:history; D020521:Stroke / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States; D014956:Writing / Q000266:history