Journal of ophthalmology, otology and laryngology . become black since Christmas, which he thought wasdue to the cold weather and high winds in the country. He had alsoexperienced slight pain for about three weeks. Patient had alwaysbeen healthy. The right eye showed normal fundus with normal left eye showed a growth measuring 10 mm. from above down-ward and 6 mm. broad. It covered the left third of the cornea and apart of the sclera, and was firmly attached. It sent out prolongations 181 Chas. Leslie Rumsey. like a thick pannus. The growth was of deep black color and con-junction b
Journal of ophthalmology, otology and laryngology . become black since Christmas, which he thought wasdue to the cold weather and high winds in the country. He had alsoexperienced slight pain for about three weeks. Patient had alwaysbeen healthy. The right eye showed normal fundus with normal left eye showed a growth measuring 10 mm. from above down-ward and 6 mm. broad. It covered the left third of the cornea and apart of the sclera, and was firmly attached. It sent out prolongations 181 Chas. Leslie Rumsey. like a thick pannus. The growth was of deep black color and con-junction bulbi was losing its transparency. Vision was 20/50. Therewas perfect closure of lids, although there was a tendency of thelower lid to go under the edge of the growth. The general appear-ance did not impress me that there had been infiltration of sarcomacells. There was no involvement of lymph glands. I advised carefuland complete removal of growth at one time, owing to the normalfundus and good vision, with the provision that if the microscopical. Case IV. examination revealed malignancy, the entire eyeball was to be re-moved. The tumor proved to be an epithelioma and not a melanoticsarcoma. I have never understood what caused the black color, asthe growth failed to show pigmentation in the section under themicroscope,—though I have asked many pathologists. The eyeballwas enucleated the next day and the patient is still living and in good 182 Some Observations Upon Tumors of the Eve. health. I did not have the facilities for immediate microscopical ex-amination. Case V. S. A. H. Aged 67. March 18, 1908. Patient gave thefollowing history: In 1906 a lump appeared on lower lid of left eye;this had been cauterized by an oculist, and was later curetted by an-other oculist. Previous to consulting me, the patient had X-ray treat-ment by a Roentgenologist. The patient gave a good family lower lid of left eve was ulcerated, extending from the middle
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