Former BMJ artist demonstrates the effect of cataract

doi:10.1136/bmj.39104.432685.AB

BMJ 2007;334:177 (27 January), doi:10.1136/bmj.39104.432685.AB

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Former BMJ artist demonstrates the effect of cataract

Lynn Eaton

¹ London

The former BMJ illustrator, artist Yvonne Fuller,decided to chronicle the changes in her vision when she hada recent cataract operation at a hospital in Truro.

Like many people, Yvonne, who is 66 years old,had been struggling for several years with deteriorating vision.After the cataract on the first eye was replaced Yvonne wasdelighted and decided to make a record of the changes in hersight.

"Even on the day of the operation I could seebetter," she said. "It was nothing short of miraculous. In fact,when I walked home I realised I could see everything, includingcar number plates, without glasses. I cried with joy."

The other eye was operated on two months later.

Yvonne's illustrated booklet shows the changein images from before her cataract operation to afterwards,when, as she says, "all is bright and clear and clean-looking."

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See her book at www.lenstec.com/lenstec/PDFs/YvonneFullerBook.pdf.

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