When my mom’s macular degeneration had gotten pretty bad she said the night sky looked just as Van Gogh depicted it in Starry Night.
I’m sorry. That is a good story.
Monet was apparently very reluctant to get his cataracts worked on - Cassatt had previously gotten an unfavorable result, that he was aware of.
Must have been a very dicey thing back then, compared to today’s excellent results.