When Joyce Urch woke up in a british hospital after a heart attack she had an unexpected surprise. She could see!
Ms. Urch had been blind for 25 years and the return of her eyesight came as a bit of a shock. Doctors still do not understand the physiology behind what has happened but perhaps this will shed some light (sorry, couldn't help myself!) on what caused her unexplained blindness.
More details can be found here in this article, however the reporting leaves something to be desired.
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January 20, 2006
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I read about this too. Maybe she was faking blindness all these years, for no apparent reason, tee,hee..
Posted by: Happy and Blue 2 | January 20, 2006 at 09:33 PM
If they couldn't figure out why she went blind in the first place, what are the odds the same medical wizards would be able to determine why it came back? Doctors are like mechanics, they only do waht's billable, the rest is up to fate and/or luck.
Posted by: rainypete | January 20, 2006 at 01:14 PM