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Joe Zienowicz was in the prime of his life, newly married—his only problem: a "tennis elbow" from too much golf—when an allergic reaction to medication nearly robbed him of his sight and his life. Without warning, an affliction called Stevens-Johnson syndrome suddenly caused burn-like lesions over his entire body and severely damaged his eyes. Trapped in his suburban-Philadelphia house for more than a year with shades drawn, wearing dark sunglasses and passing his time listening to tapes, Joe was finally referred to cornea specialist Dr. C. Stephen Foster at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary who immediately sent him to the Boston Foundation for Sight.

Within 48 hours of being fitted with the Boston Scleral Lens, Joe could see again—without pain. Two weeks later he was driving his car and in 30 days he was back at his desk at Federal Express in Newark, New Jersey. "I never believed in miracles but I’m a believer now," Joe declared.

Seeing is Believing — Harry Daniels

Joe Zienowicz and his wife Susan

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