Case of successful removal of piece of steel from the vitreous chamber / by Charles A. Oliver.

  • Charles Augustus Oliver
Date:
[1897]
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Credit: Case of successful removal of piece of steel from the vitreous chamber / by Charles A. Oliver. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ties seemed somewhat lessened in number. The patient was allowed the liberty of the ward. Three days later, vision equalled one-fortieth of normal and the ntreous haze had decreased. On the posterior capsule of the lens, up and in, there was a long, triangular area of dense white opacity, which was sharply outlined and apparently isolated. Two days after this the man was discharged from the hospital as an out-patient. One month after the accident the eye was quiet and vision re- mained the same as before.. At present writing, eleven months since the operation, the eye is comfortable and is functioning as well as ever. Remarks: For several reasons I offer the case for publication. It shows the value of careful perimetric observations in such cases, the accuracy of the Sweet method of X-ray locaHzation, and the advantages of immediate removal of such offensive and dangerous foreign materials as chips of steel from the interior of the eyeball.