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ocular manifestations

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Fig. 3. Thinning of corneal epithelium. Bowman’s membrane laid bare, cellular exudate in the substantia propria.
Sections of gassed eyes kindly loaned by Col. W. T. Lister, R.A.M.C.

illustrating George S. Derby, “Ocular manifestations following exposure to various types of poisonous gases.” Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society XVII (Fifty-fifth Annual Meeting, Atlantic City, New Jersey), 1919 : 90-105
University of Michigan copy, digitized October 29, 2012

Something like a No Man’s Land etched into the cornea. One of several contributions to this volume, on war injuries to the eyes.
 

24 April 2013

tags: ophthalmology; rounds; G. S. Derby, “Ocular manifestations following exposure to various types of poisonous gases” (1919)