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Ophthalmology and Art: Simulation of Monet's Cataracts and Degas' Retinal Disease
Michael F. Marmor, MD
Arch Ophthalmol. 2006;124:1764-1769.
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INTRODUCTION
Much has been written about the failing vision of Edgar Degas and Claude Monet, and theoretical arguments have been made about the extent to which it was or was not a factor in their late style.1-7 Contemporaries of both Degas and Monet noted that their late works were strangely coarse or garish and seemed out of character or even unfitting relative to the finer works that these artists had produced over the years.8-9 To better understand what Degas and Monet were facing in these late years, it would be helpful to know how they actually saw their world and saw their canvases. This article uses medical knowledge and computer simulation to demonstrate their perceptions and show the relevance of their different diseases and styles of painting.
METHODS
To simulate the effects of disease, an image of a near acuity test card (Lighthouse for the Blind, New York, . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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AUTHOR INFORMATION
Author Affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.
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