Bullock J D, Wang J P, Bullock G H
Department of Ophthalmology, Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio 45429-3487, USA.
Surv Ophthalmol. 1998 Mar-Apr;42(5):481-6. doi: 10.1016/s0039-6257(97)00127-6.
Many sources perpetuate the tripartite myth that Dom Perignon was the blind inventor of champagne, whose senses of taste and smell were enhanced by his loss of vision. This myth, however, is seemingly contradicted by historical fact. Not only do ancient references suggest that sparkling wine existed long before Perignon's time, but the making of champagne was a scientific process that required careful measuring, weighing, and record keeping, and it is unlikely that Perignon was blind when he was perfecting champagne. While the truth regarding Dom Perignon's blindness has disappeared during the more than two and a half centuries since his death, it is interesting to speculate why he may have lost vision at some stage of life. A brief history of Perignon's discovery of the secret of champagne and the blindness myth is traced, and a differential diagnosis is given, including cataracts, uncorrected refractive error, alcohol toxicity, and champagne-related ocular/cerebral trauma.
许多资料都在延续一个三方神话，即唐培里侬是香槟的盲人发明者，失明增强了他的味觉和嗅觉。然而，这一神话似乎与历史事实相矛盾。古代文献不仅表明起泡酒在培里侬时代之前就已存在，而且香槟的酿造是一个需要仔细测量、称重和记录的科学过程，培里侬在完善香槟时不太可能失明。虽然自唐培里侬去世后的两个半多世纪里，关于他失明的真相已经消失，但推测他在人生某个阶段失明的原因很有趣。本文追溯了培里侬发现香槟秘密的简史以及失明神话，并给出了鉴别诊断，包括白内障、未矫正的屈光不正、酒精中毒以及与香槟相关的眼部/脑部创伤。
