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M. H. URNER. HID. M. F. MCCARTHJ V. W. FISGHBAfI R. E. HOW ARD,! MURPHY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 26t h Fl o o r UNION CEN TRA L BUILDIN G, FO URTH a n d VINE ST R EE T S p h o n e MAIN 0 3 1 6 H O URS: 10 A. M. TO 2 P. M. C i n c i n n a t i , o h i o Mar ch 18 , 1936. Or. Hob.e r t ICeh oe , Medical Sch ool, TTn:iv a r s i t y of C i n c i n n a t i , Besh esca & Sae n , Cit y. Dear Dr. Keh oe: I have been over eye examin ation t w ice sin ce w r it in g t o you before" Th in k i t would be f a i r t o say t h at w ith out g l a sse s he only get s : 2 0 / 1 0 0 dc ~ w it h h i s r i g h t eye 20/200 " " left " With g l a s s e s , i f you giv e him time en ough , he g e t s: 2 0 / 4 0 =fc - r i g h t and l e f t but h e h as t o st op and look a t each l e t t e r , t h en wipe h i s eyes and t ak e an ot h er look b e for e he does t h at w e ll, h i s c e n t r a l v i s i o n i s so p o o r , t h a t he h as t o depen d on a q u ick p e r ip h e r al im pr ession , which fad e s th e lon ger he look s at an yt h in g. In oth er words, he se e s around th e t h in g.h e look s a t b e t t e r t h a n the- t h i n g h e l o o k s d i r e c t l y a t . Of c o u r se , t h i s i s a t e r r i f i c h a n d i c a p , an d w h i l e we may co ax him t o r e ad on t h e 2 0 / 4 0 l i n e , in a c t u a l u se i t cou ld n ot be sa i d t h a t h i s v i si o n was more t h an 2 0 / 6 5 , even wit h g l a s s e s , as any even sl i g h t l y prolon ged e ffo r t threw him r igh t back to the larger letter s. I have not ordered gla sse s fo r him, but fe e l.t h a t t h ey v/ould be o f s u f f i c i e n t v a l u e t o o r d e r , i f t h e r e `i s an y way f o r t h e I n d u s t r i a l Commission o f Ohio t o pay f o r t h e sam e. The p a t i e n t h i m s e l f t e l l s me h e i s h ead o v e r h e e l s in d e b t , and h as n o t h in g. U/H i' & C-C m'