The Ophthalmic Record 1908 Vol 17 A Monthly Review Of The Progress Of Ophthalmology Classic Reprint

Author : Casey a Wood
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781397303172
Total Pages : 706 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book The Ophthalmic Record, Vol. 7 written by Casey a Wood and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2019-02-07 with total page 706 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Ophthalmic Record, Vol. 7: A Monthly Review of the Progress of Ophthalmology Mr. K., aged 60, sustained an injury to his eyes while in battle in 1861. A gun was discharged very close to them. An inflammatory re-action followed, involving the corneae and irides, leaving in its train posterior synechia and changes in the shape and appearance of the corneae. It does not appear from the history that the immediate inflammatory reaction involved the posterior portions of the globes, for the patient retained useful vision for twenty years, though repeated exacerbations followed, and his vision gradually decreased until he became totally blind in the left eye, and the vision in the right eye was reduced to Shadows. Portions of the left cornea are opaque Over the pupil and inferiorly, but the major part is transparent. The pupil is contracted and iris bound down by posterior synechia. Fundus could not be seen. Right eye (shown in illustration) same as left, but cornea entirely transparent. Ophthalmoscopy shows extensive choroidal atrophy, no field being clear, with atrophy of the Optic nerve. As may be imagined, the patient presented a ghastly appearance. The corneae drooped out of the lids like two pouches distended with water, and were fastened above to the sclerae, and supported beneath by the lower lids. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.