Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface v
3. Contents ix
4. The Story of Blindness 1
5. 1. Shooting Stars on the Horizon 3
6. 2. Beginning with Children 18
7. 3. Stirrings in Europe 30
8. 4. Pioneering in America 41
9. 5. Opening of New Ways 53
10. 6. The Way Ahead 65
11. 7. Children of the Silent Night 77
12. 8. Fingers for Eyes 93
13. 9. Battle of the Types 105
14. 10. Mechanizing the Dots 118
15. 11. Ears for Fingers 130
16. 12. Compensation– The Early Objective 146
17. 13. Parity–The Goal 158
18. 14. The Toll of War 173
19. 15. Who are the Blind? 196
20. 16. The Extent of Blindness 208
21. 17. Causes and Cures of Blindness 220
22. 18. The Conquest of Blindness 235
23. References 249
24. Index 257