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I enjoyed the interesting and detailed article by Zegers¹ entitled "The Eyes of Johann Sebastian Bach," a story that has intrigued historians for many years.² I think readers would also appreciate knowing more about the eyes of George Frideric Handel, briefly mentioned in the article by Zegers.

Zegers mentions that owing to illness, Bach was unable to meet Handel in the 1730s. Handel also was unable to meet Bach on 2 other occasions when Handel was traveling in Germany. However, a common thread did unite these 2 men, the most famous composers of their time. Not only did Chevalier John Taylor operate unsuccessfully on Bach, he also operated unsuccessfully on Handel.³

Both Bach and Handel were born in 1685. Handel lived until 1759, almost 9 years longer than Bach. In 1751, he lost the vision in his left eye; in 1752, he had a couching operation in 1 eye, 1 . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Robert M. Feibel, MD

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The Eyes of Johann Sebastian Bach
Richard H. C. Zegers
Arch Ophthalmol. 2005;123(10):1427-1430.
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