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Identifier: transactions07opht (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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ol. v, p. 149. In the other case, J. N—, set. 24, there was no complaintof any dimness. On testing the vision it was found to benormal, and so was each fundus. The only abnormalityobserved was that the field of perception for each colourwas markedly contracted (see Chart No. 2). I tested thisvery carefully with discs nearly 10 mm. square. I saw this patient also a few days ago, and on examina-tion I found the fields in both eyes quite normal. He hadnot worked in the rubber factory since I first saw him. Dr. Grifliths has mentioned to me a case, aet. 41, he hadexamined in April, 1887. This patient had worked inindia-rubber ( curing room) works for six or eightmonths, when he was obliged to give it up on account offailing sight and other weakness. His vision was reducedto 16 J. in each eye, the fundi were normal, there was asmall central scotoma for red in each eye, exactly as onefinds in most cases of tobacco amblyopia (he smoked 2 cz. TOXIC AMBLYOPIA,Fig. 1. 75 Red and green absent.
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76 TOXIC AMBLYOPIA. of tobacco per week). The field of vision was contractedfor white in the left eye only.This patient was not seen again. A case of axial neuritis in chronic alcoliolisnif with microscopicexamination of optic nerves. By W. Edmunds and J. B. Lawford. The patient^ a man aet. 56, suffering from alcoholic para-lysis, came under observation in September, 1884. He hadbeen very intemperate, and had also smoked to excess. At that time he was unable to stand, and could onlymove his legs imperfectly in bed. Sensation in his legswas impaired, and his intellect was clouded. He improvedgreatly under abstention from alcohol, and in March,1885, was able to walk quite well. He made no complaintas to vision. He returned to his intemperate habits, however, and was,in October of the same year, admitted into St. ThomassHospital under the care of Mr. Croft, with a perforating*ulcer of one foot, he was also very weak and ill. He diedon November 27th, 1885. The post-mortem examination was

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