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In ancient times, people born blind were considered cursed. It is obvious shortsightedness would have been a major disadvantage while avoiding predators and danger. The eyes and vision was considered the greatest of senses. In the Bible (Mathew 6:22) there is the verse: ‘The eye is the lamp of the body; so then if your eye is clear, your whole body will be full of light.’

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Nova Southeastern Medical School, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA

    Robert A. Norman

  2. Faculty of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

    Sharad P. Paul

  3. AUT, Auckland, New Zealand

    Sharad P. Paul

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Norman, R.A., Paul, S.P. (2017). Sensing the Future. In: The Last Natural Man. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42217-6_11

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