Medical Mystery: Preparation for surgery revealed cause of deteriorating eyesight

Silvia Bacot had devised a strategy for coping with her steadily worsening eyesight.

As she walked down the hall of the suburban Maryland federal building where she works as a medical researcher, Bacot would say, "Hi, how are you?" to everyone she passed, worried that if she didn't she might inadvertently snub someone she knew but couldn't see. She always sat in the front row at lectures and close to the screen in movies. At crowded scientific meetings she tried to seem unwaveringly approachable, peering and squinting at name tags when their wearers got close enough.

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Rosalind S. Helderman, Paul Kane, Felicia Sonmez 20 Dec, 2011

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