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W. B. HUBBARD, M.D.

Arch Ophthal. 1938;19(6):968-975.

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There are many cases of partial or complete blindness due to burns of the eye. Cowan and Sinclair, in their recent review of blindness in Pennsylvania, reported 179 cases of blindness due to burns of the eye of different types and only 26 of blindness due to detachment of the retina. Detachment of the retina is being thoroughly investigated. Much progress has also been made in the treatment of burns of the skin. These facts considered, burns of the eye are not receiving the attention they merit. For example, many physicians continue to treat such burns with test tube neutralizing substances, although this method of treating cutaneous burns has been discontinued for some time. There are many differences between cutaneous and ocular tissues, but there are also similarities. Some of the methods used in the treatment of the one may apply in the treatment of the other.

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FLINT, MICH.

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