On Becoming Partially Sighted: A Personal Account of Loss of Sight.

W. D. Putnam

Expert InsightsPublished 1974

As the title indicates, this is the personal history of a RAND researcher's partial loss of vision--below the level of legal blindness--caused by histoplasmosis and retinal hemorrhaging. It describes the adjustments he has made to drastic loss of vision, including the use of RANDSIGHT for reading. Although able to read at only some 100 words per minute instead of his former 500-600, Putnam can read for up to two hours at a time with RANDSIGHT. It is extremely difficult for the partially sighted to convey to the sighted exactly what they can and cannot see; this paper may be of some help to those who deal with the partially sighted, as well as to those confronted with a drastic loss of vision. 29 pp.

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  • Copyright: RAND Corporation
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  • Year: 1974
  • Pages: 29
  • Document Number: P-5309

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Putnam, W. D., On Becoming Partially Sighted: A Personal Account of Loss of Sight. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1974. https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P5309.html.
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