ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1936 and again in 1949 Lambert Rogers suggested that Milton’s blindness may have been due to a suprachiasmatic cystic tumour, specifically a parapituitary craniopharyngioma.

Detailed explanation-2: -The year 1652 was not a good one for Milton. By March or April, at the age of 43 years, he was completely blind in both eyes; in May, his wife died 3 days after giving birth to their fourth child; and 6 weeks later, his third child and only son, John, also died.

Detailed explanation-3: -later, Milton was suffering from the gout.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: In On His Blindness, Milton’s crisis focuses on his role as a servant of God after he loses his sight. Milton writes that he lamented that his ‘’Talent which is death to hide, Lodg’d with me useless, ” meaning that his blindness interfered with Milton’s using his talent to serve God.

Detailed explanation-5: -Glaucoma is a group of diseases that damage the eye’s optic nerve and can result in vision loss and even blindness. About 3 million Americans have glaucoma. It is the second leading cause of blindness worldwide. Open-angle glaucoma, the most common form, results in increased eye pressure.