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Identifier: transactions03opht (find matches)
Title: Transactions
Year: 1880 (1880s)
Authors: Ophthalmological Society of the United Kingdom
Subjects: Ophthalmology
Publisher: London J. & A. Churchill
Contributing Library: Gerstein - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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oscope shows thedotted appearance very well marked in both eyes. 4. Son, a)t. 23. About age of seventeen his eyes wereweak. Not examined. Next a miscarriage. 5. Daughter, set. 21. General health good, but hereyes are sometimes inflamed. She was troubled withstyes when a child, and the eyes still smart when readingmuch. V. = ;(f, Hm. 0*75 D. in each eye. The dotsare visible in both eyes, especially well marked above thedisc. 6. Patient. 7. Son, set. 15. General health not very good. Hiseyes are often inflamed and weak. R. eye, V. = ;^§well, Hm. 0-5 D. ; L. eye, V. = ;§ partly, with OoO D.= -;§. Ojihthalmoscope. —The dotted appearance ofretina is well marked in both eyes. 8. Son, aet. 12. General health good. His eyes havenot given much trouble, but occasionally they become DESCRIPTION OF PLATE VI. Plate VI shows the ophthalmoscopic appearances in the erectimage in Mr. Adamss case of Peculiar Appearances at theYellow Spot in each Eye (p. 113). From drawings by MissBoole. C3 ooto 5-
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PECULIAR CIIANQES IN THE MACULA. 113 bloodshot. R. eye, V. = f§, no Ilm. ; L. eye, V. =;-(y partly, with + 0*50 D. = ;§. OphthalmoscojJe.—Samopunctate appearance well marked in both eyes. Since the birth of this son the mother has had fourmiscarriages, but no living child. Thus in every member of this family that has beenexamined the same ophthalmoscopic appearance is found.(Living specimen. December lith, 1882.) P.S.—July, 1883.—Since bringing this paper beforethe Society, I have carefully examined a large number ofpatients with reference to the occurrence of the describedcondition of retina. Altogether I have found the sameappearance in four cases. 1. Female, ast. 25, exophthalmic goitre. 2. Female, aet. 26, complains of aching when she reads.Y. = •!§, in each eye no Hm. Asthenopia disappearedunder quinine and iron tonic. 3. Female, set. 16. Ever since an attack of ^^theblight at the age of seven, her eyes have troubled her :occasional dimness on close work, &c. R. ey

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