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What caused Wilson's partial blindness?

  • Illness

  • Genetic Condition

  • Fishing Accident

  • Sports Injury

Answer

**Answer: A fishing accident involving a hook and string damaged the blood vessels around President Woodrow Wilson's left eye, impairing his vision.** Wilson's eyesight problems were a result of a fishing accident that occurred near his summer home in Maryland. The hook from a fishing line became lodged in his left cheek, causing damage to the blood vessels around his eye, leading to partial blindness.
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