Thursday 14 October 2010


Exhibit G: Third eye, also know as Polyocularism or Oculus Erraticae. 65-year old man with a supernumerary photoreceptive eye positioned in the palm of his right hand. The visual acuity of the third eye measured 20/20 on the Snellen Chart test and the ocular motility proved unimpaired by the palmar muscles. The man was considered to have clarivoyant abilities and regarded as a gyananakashu or "enlighted" by the local hindu community.

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