Eyestrain and epilepsy : a preliminary report / by George M. Gould and Arthur G. Bennett.

  • Gould, George Milbrey, 1848-1922.
Date:
1902
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Credit: Eyestrain and epilepsy : a preliminary report / by George M. Gould and Arthur G. Bennett. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Iltenrinled from American Medicine, Vol. IV, No. 11, pages 416-417, ^ September 13,1902.1 EYESTRAIN AND EPILEPSY : A PRELIMINARY REPORT.' BY GEOKGE M. GOULD, A.M., M.D., of Philadelphia, Pa., and Westfield, N. Y., AND ARTHUR G. BENNETT, M.D., of Buffalo, N. Y. For the purpose of making a test as to the possible influence of eyestrain upon the etiology and cure of eiii- lepsy, Dr. Gould had requested of Dr. William P. Sprat- ling, superintendent of Craig Colony, Sonyea, N. Y., the privilege of diagnosing the ametropia, etc., in a certain number of ca.sesof patients of the colony, and of prescrib- ing spectacles for such as seemed in need of them. Dr. Spratling and the trustees gladly accepted the offer, and the trustees voted $100 toward defraying the expenses of the spectacles.^ Dr. Bennett consented to associate him- self witli Dr. Gould in the tests and in drawing up the final reports. The examinations of the eyes were begun on August 18, 1902, and continued for five days. This preliiiiinary report is published in order to show those interested the object in view, the enormous pro- portion of epileptic patients suffering from morbid optical conditions of the eyes, and if possible to incite similar tests by others. We examined in all 78 patients, the youngest 10, the oldest 59 years of age, the majority being young or middle-aged adults. Of these 78, two were excluded because of organic diseases of the eyes whicli rendei'ed tl>em useless for the purposes of the tests in view. Five more were excluded because of the impossibility, due to psychic or ocular amblyopia, of diagnosing the ametro- pia. This left 71 cases. Of these 3 were excluded be- cause the ametropia was of so low a degree that it was 'Published with Ibe kind consent of Dr. William P. Spratling Superintendent of (,'ralg Colony. ^ 2Tbe Buffalo Optical Comjmny, of Buffalo, offered to furnish the besides this they sent a member of the firm iwke to the colony to attend to the optician’s work. Drs. GouUi and Bennett gave their professional .services gratis.