The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-26
An Open Letter
Of Interest to Every
One.
Written by a Gentleman Whose Sight
Had Been Restored After Eminent
and Renowned Specialists Had Pro-
nOunCed Him HOpaIeSSly Blind.

The following letter is self EXPLANATORY
and while the Abbo Medical and Surgical
Institute does not wish to detract anv ro-
toriety or reputation from any physician
or specialist, it is polished in its entire
ty at the request of the writer.
When Mr.. Corker first consulted Abbo
his right eye was totally blind. while
with his left he could only see large or
bright objects.
Three months ago the right eye,
the one that was pronounced
hopelessly blind by eminent eve
specialists was operated upon
by Abbo and the sight fully restored So
elated was Mr. Corker over the success of
Aboo that he determined to have the eve
that was partially blind made as good es
the one that had been totally blind. Ac-
cordingly during last week the left eve was
worked upon by Abbo with as great suc-
cess as the previous operation, leaving Mr.
Corker in the full enjoyment of the sight
of both eyes.
In appreciation of this work he writes
the following:
Open Letter
(Copy0
Brunswick, Ga, Dec %, 1S97.-Dr. Abbo.
Savannah, Ga: Dear Doctor Having been
under your care for the treatment of my
eyes and having been cured of what was,
in the opinion of the most noted special
lists total blindness beyond any hope Of
relief l feel 1t a duty that In gratitude 20
you l should give publicity to the partic-
ulars surrounding my case and what l
consider wonderful cure
More strongly am l of the opinion that
this is a duty which / should fulfil when
l remember that l was prevented for a
time from consulting you by the assertions
of certain persons that you belonged to
class of fleeing, itinerant physicians whose
greed for gain is as voracious as their
knowledge of medicine is limited These
charges were met and defeated, however
by the brilliant reports of your work made
by several of my friends, who had been
under your treatment Then it was that
/ placed my case with you, and l thank
heaven to-day for so doing. For public
benefit give the following statement Of
my case:
In October 1895, while at work as a lum-
Der inspector at Higgston, Ga. my eyes
began TO give me trouble and I consulted
DR.. Powell of that place. He told me
that l was suffering from iritis, and unless
/ could get to an eye specialist very soon, l
would be totally blind. l then went to
my home in Brunswick, Ga, and as pre-
dicted, lost the sight of both eyees / was
kept in bed for six weeks, unable to see
the strongest ray of light, and so great was
KY mental torture that ] became phys
ical wreck, having to be fed like an in
FAINT. The treatment then received fin
ally resulted in giving me the power to
see with the left eye sufficient to enable
me to move about.
My next step was to visit DR.. Peet OF
rlaA ,craf1
whatever. Yet I hoped, 1 thought there
might yet be some means by which could
be relieved, and clinging to that ray of
hope with my life almost depending on
the result. l went to Atlanta and con-
suited the great specialist DR.. Calhoun,
whose reputation l understood to be world
wide. He carefully examined my eyes and
his decision, that was hopelessly blind,
was like pronouncing on me sentence
of death
Here, then, thought, was my last hope
shattered There, in the presence of his
assistant, DIR. Calhoun, whom had look
ed upon as the greatest eye specialist in
the world, had doomed me by his opinion
to a life without sight and misery unto
death Therefore, can it be wondered that
| hesitated 10 visit Abbo when l consider
ed that my case had been passed upon by
the greatest eye physician of the day.
Thank heaven, l finally decided, fake or no
fake, TO give Abbo test, and now, with
out hesitation can say, and without any
desire to detract from the reputation of
the Atlanta specialist, that he who wishes
TO stand as the greatest must yet do what
Abbo has done for me.
1 trust that this letter may be the means
of proving to some who are laboring I'M
der a wrong impression that Abbo, in
stead of being as is claimed by his cne-
mics. is to-day, as l have reason to be-
lieye. the most successful eye physician
in the country. Again expressing to you
my feeling of gratitude and giving full
permission to use this letter as you WISH
and desiring that you give 1t wide public
ity, 1 am yours truly,
(Signed) A. W. Corker