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THE cause of blindness in freshwater fish is frequently sought by owners of fishing waters and fish farmers. Usually the blind fish are old fish and have lost the gift of sight in one eye or both due to some growth behind the eyeball or some accident to the front of the eye.
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RUSHTON, W. Blindness in Freshwater Fish. Nature 140, 1014 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1038/1401014a0
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