Download or read book The American Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol. 11 written by Walter B. Johnson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-11 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The American Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol. 11: January, 1894 When Miss X. Was first seen, December 3, 1892, the condi tion of affairs was well described by her oculist, a part of whose letter begins this article. I have chosen this quotation as an introduction to these remarks, inasmuch as it serves to accentuate a point I wish to make in regard to the continuance of headaches in the presence of muscular anomalies. Reading had become impossible with or without glasses for any at tempt to read brought on syncope of the retina, every thing would become black as midnight before the eyes and noth ing of the surroundings was visible. These attacks lasted a minute or two and would then pass off; to be renewed when ever a fresh attempt was made to use the eyes. Blue glasses were worn to make the light endurable. So sensitive had the retina become to light that throwing a weak gas flame upon the fundus for the purposes ofa brief Ophthalmoscopic exami nation would cause a severe headache which would last for several hours. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.