Talk:Yami Lester

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Blindness

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The second sentence states unequivocally that Yami was blinded by the "Black Mist". There is no reference for this.

Yami was examined by an opthalmologist between 1965 and 1985. He concluded that his symptoms were "recognised complications of trachoma, and in this instance they were possibly accentuated by measles". Report of the Royal Commission into the British Nuclear Tests in Australia Volume 1 P 190.

While it is possible that radiation may have also accentuated the symptoms, I don't think it is correct to say definitely that the blindness was caused by the Black Mist.

Baska436 (talk) 01:17, 29 April 2016 (UTC)Reply

Not quite correct - trachoma affected only one eye. "This man had almost no vision in one eye but sufficient in the other to control a horse and follow stock." from Fred Hollows The Updated Autobiography By Fred Hollows, Peter Corris 2019--~2026-20428-62 (talk) 18:25, 17 June 2026 (UTC)Reply