Kirby Puckett: on a new mission.(former baseball star crusades against glaucoma)

Ebony | October 1, 1997| | Copyright

Kirby Puckett had no idea that day by day, little by little, he was losing the sight in his right eye. Even with several physical examinations a year, including vision tests, there was no indication that he was slowly becoming partially blind -- forcing, at 35, an abrupt and premature end to a Hall of Fame career.

What Puckett didn't know was that glaucoma, a vicious disease that strikes without warning and disproportionately affects African-Americans, had sneaked upon him like a thief in the night and stole one of his most precious possessions. "Here's a guy who ...

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