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Artists & eye
Nederland Vincent van Gogh and Sunflowers.
Rwanda Stary night.
Kathiri State in Hadhramaut: Portrait of Dr. Gauchet.

The Dutch master Vincent van Gogh suffered from epilepsy and his physician Dr. Gauchet (always
painted with foxglove in his hand ) treated him with digitalis. The paintings of van Gogh are said
to manifest features of  digitalis toxicity such as his preference for yellow colours and seeing halos
around star (some suggested he may have acute angle closure glaucoma).

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