| Famous
blind persons: Musicians
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| West Germany (1971) Sebastian Bach | |||
| Johann Sebastian Bach went blind
in a violent flash, probably from acute (closed-angle) glaucoma.
Bach thought he aggravated his weak vision by a lifetime of copying music in the dim light of church organ lofts; his portrait shows a characteristic squint. He was unfortunately treated by the famous charlatan John Taylor who operated on his eyes and claimed to make a big success. However, his vision worsened and he died a few months later, after a futile--and possibly harmful--second operation. |
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