Great! So blind friends, get out on to the roads. Hope for such miraculous accidents .
Regards Vamshi > On 03-Jan-2019, at 5:21 PM, Kanchan Pamnani <kanchanpamn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Happy accident: Blind in left eye, man sees again > > Mumbai Mirror | Jan 1, 2019, 06.00 AM IST Praful Shah 72-year-old Thane > resident Praful Shah had lost vision to small pox in infancy; can see again > after an accident; docs say he was probably never 100% blind. A peculiar > medical condition resulting from a brush with death turned out to be a > newyear blessing for a septuagenarian. On December 22, Thane resident > Praful Shah was riding pillion with his nephew Dhiren when their bike > tripped on metro construction material in Mulund. Admitted to Fortis > hospital with multiple fractures and cuts and bruises, Shah realised he > could see from his left eye, in which he had lost vision to small-pox as a > oneyear-old. While Shah and family would like to cling to the “miracle” > theory, doctors say vision can’t be restored in cases of 100 per cent > blindness, so it might be that Shah had never lost sight completely. “The > fact that Shah has regained his vision means he was never 100 per cent > blind in the left eye,” Dr TP Lahane, renowned ophthalmologist from > government-run JJ Hospital, told Mirror. Dr Lahane said it’s possible that > trauma to Shah’s right eye during the recent accident led to activation of > muscles in the left eye, helping the 72-year-old see again. The earlier > condition of not being able to see from one eye could, according to Dr > Lahane, be a condition called amblyopia, which can result from not being > able to focus clearly. Amblyopia, he said, can either be caused by > misalignment of the two eyes or decreased vision in one or both eyes due to > abnormal development of vision during infancy. Shah and his family, > however, are thanking god and their stars. “Since childhood, my uncle was > unable to see from his left eye. When he met with an accident, his right > eye was injured and swollen. We got worried and started asking if he could > see from his right eye. We were shocked when he said that he can see from > his left eye as well,” said Shah’s nephew Mayur, adding that the family > thought that he was confused after the accident. “When he insisted, we > contacted the doctors who refused to believe us. “It’s been some days now, > and he can still see from both the eyes. It is bound to be a miracle,” said > Mayur, adding that they have seen Shah pointing to a spider web around the > window which wasn’t visible to anyone else. Discharged from the hospital on > Saturday, Shah told Mirror, “In the past 70 years, my parents and I visited > several doctors. I put everything behind me. Life must go one, I told > myself. It has been a happy accident.” According to Dr Lahane, the trauma > probably shifted vision from the right eye to left. He said that it’s > possible that it will go back to square one after the victim recovers > completely from his injuries. Until them, though, Shah and his family are > basking in the rare happiness. > > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the > person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
