On a case with a tumour in each orbit : death, necropsy.

  • Collins, E. Treacher (Edward Treacher), 1862-1937.
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[1893]
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Credit: On a case with a tumour in each orbit : death, necropsy. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Reprinted from Vol. XIII of the ' Ophthalmological Society's Transactions.' MICROPHTHALMOS. By E. Treacher Collins. (With Plate IV.) Conditions of the eye which differ considerably have been included under the term microphthalmos; roughly they may be divided into two classes. First, those in which the eyeball is simply abnormally small, i. e. very highly hypermetropic eyes, in which, beyond the defect in size there has been no arrest in development. Secondly, eyes which besides being small, have some other con- genital abnormality, resulting from imperfect closure of the foetal ocular fissure. This last class, of which I have specimens to bring before you this evening, may again be divided into, those where the defect is slight and where the eyeball retains nearly its normal shape, and those in which the accompanying abnormality is very gross, the eye being usually exceedingly small, while connected with it are one or more cysts. These cysts are often large, concealing the globe which is situated at the back of the orbit, so that its presence cannot be ascertained by clinical examination alone ; hence these cases have been frequently spoken of as cases of anophthalmos, a term which is not of course, strictly speaking, applicable to them. The following is a detailed account of my cases and the pathological examination of the eyes. Case 1.—The two abnormally small eyes of an infant were kindly given to me for examination by Mr. Lang. The child had died when four days old from congenital heart disease; the aorta and pulmonary arteries formed one \d U-ULCt