Transactions . Cases of Degeneration of Corneas in a Man an! Son. After drawings byMiss Washington. Chaxce: Degeneration of the Corneas of Father and Son. 283 ciabl} diminished what he had. In the summer of 1912he had an attack of the same kind of inflammation, whichdid not materially affect what sight he had left. The man is well developed, is of quite heavy build, thoughbut of about five feet six inches in height. He is of anamiable disposition and of distinct intelligence. He wasmarried at twenty-four; has had three children, one dyingin infanc}-; a daughter, whose eyes are health}, and the


Transactions . Cases of Degeneration of Corneas in a Man an! Son. After drawings byMiss Washington. Chaxce: Degeneration of the Corneas of Father and Son. 283 ciabl} diminished what he had. In the summer of 1912he had an attack of the same kind of inflammation, whichdid not materially affect what sight he had left. The man is well developed, is of quite heavy build, thoughbut of about five feet six inches in height. He is of anamiable disposition and of distinct intelligence. He wasmarried at twenty-four; has had three children, one dyingin infanc}-; a daughter, whose eyes are health}, and theson, the subject of the accompanying history, remaining. He has had only the most irregular kind of attentiongiven to his eyes. He states that several physicians towhom he applied for treatment suggested that his diseasehad been caused by inherited specific infection, and theyprescribed mercury without paying any attention as to theeffects of that drug, and he drifted away. The visual acuity in recent years has


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