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Blindness. i know surviving an explosion could cause hearing loss, but could it also lead to blindness?
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Blindness: With any trauma many different systems can be affected. The visual pathway in the brain or the eyes themselves can be damaged temporarily or permanently by trauma.
Answered 3/26/2013
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