DEGAS LOSS OF VISION - EVIDENCE FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF RETINAL DISEASE

The Impressionist artist Degas suffered severely from loss of vision. He described this many times in his letters. His correspondence and hi s notebooks mention three ophthalmologists. Degas' words and those of acquaintances, as well as his artistic works, reveal important informa tion about his vision, which allows us to draw conclusions about the c ause of his problem.