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Charles Nelson Spratt, M.D.

Arch Ophthal. 1933;9(1):102-103.

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In July, 1930, I was consulted by Mr. H. C., aged 78, on account of hoarseness. This was found to be due to a carcinoma of the larynx. It was noted that his right eye diverged. The history obtained was that when he was about 12 years of age, while watching his grandfather work as a blacksmith, his right eye was struck by a spark. Soon after the accident, the vision was lost, and the eye had been blind since.

Examination.—The right eye, which was quiet and showed no irritation, diverged 20 degrees; vision was limited to light perception with faulty projection; the tension was normal ; the iris was tremulous ; the pupil was round and adherent to the capsule of the lens. Vision in the left eye was 5/7.

Roentgenograms were taken, and a foreign body, 2 by 1 mm., was located in the vitreous near the ciliary region, . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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