A New Cure for Alcoholism

A doctor discovers a link between alcoholism and loss of vision, stating that “imperfect eyesight and a craving for drink always go together.”

An American doctor has the credit of discovering the most extraordinary fact in connection with his lifelong study of alcoholism. After the most careful observation he finds that imperfect eyesight and a craving for drink always go together. He has treated thousands of alcoholic patients and has never yet found a drunkard who had not something the matter with his eyes. Acting on this discovery the doctor has devoted his time to the cure of the visual trouble. He says when he is able to do this--that is, make the eyes see normally--he finds the patient’s craving for liquor disappears entirely.

“A New Cure for Alcoholism,” Black Virginia: The Richmond Planet, 1894-1909, accessed February 15, 2026, https://blackvirginia.richmond.edu/items/show/311.