Lost Sight: True Survival Stories

Sandra Markle

ago 2010 · Lerner Publications

Informazioni su questo ebook

• A father who was blind has an eye tissue transplant that lets him see for the first time.
• A man whose own body attacked parts of his eye receives artificial coreneascorneas and is able to see again..
• A musician with faulty cells in the retinas of his eyes is given gene therapy to correct his failing vision.

That’s powerful medicine!

Explore the power of medicine through the true stories of people who underwent amazing treatments to regain their sight. Find out how doctors use the latest medical breakthroughs to improve the lives of patients who lost the power to see. You’ll also find tips on eye safety, as well as vivid descriptions of the eye’s many parts and how they work together.

Informazioni sull'autore

Sandra Markle is the author of numerous award-winning books for children. A former elementary science teacher, she is a nationally-known science education consultant. Markle has received many honors for her series Animal Predators, Animal Scavengers, and Animal Prey. Several titles have been named as National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)/Children’s Book Council (CBC) Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12, and Animal Predators was honored as a Top 10 Youth Nonfiction Series by Booklist. Over 500 schools participate in Markle's Book Explorers program which provides free resource-packed emails and classroom activities. Markle lives in Lakewood Ranch, Florida with her husband, photographer Skip Jeffery.