Artist Leonardo da Vinci likely had an 'advantageous' eye disorder

Sunday, October 21, 2018 - 03:30 in Health & Medicine

Based on Leonardo da Vinci's work, there is evidence that the artist had strabismus — a condition that affects about three percent of the population and is usually detected at birth. One eye is straight, while the other eye can drift.

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