Text-book of ophthalmology . pes iris, dermatitis herpetiformis, lepra, etc., theconjunctiva is sometimes characteristically implicated. In lepra, yellowish, translucent,non-vascular nodules generally develop near the margin of the cornea. These lie bothin the conjunctiva and in the subjacent sclera and sometimes grow out upon the upon the latter they not infrequently have the appearance of a new growth. Thereis an associated iritis sometimes combined with the formation of lepra nodules in the iris;also cyclitis. The nodules in the different parts of the eye finally break down, and
Text-book of ophthalmology . pes iris, dermatitis herpetiformis, lepra, etc., theconjunctiva is sometimes characteristically implicated. In lepra, yellowish, translucent,non-vascular nodules generally develop near the margin of the cornea. These lie bothin the conjunctiva and in the subjacent sclera and sometimes grow out upon the upon the latter they not infrequently have the appearance of a new growth. Thereis an associated iritis sometimes combined with the formation of lepra nodules in the iris;also cyclitis. The nodules in the different parts of the eye finally break down, and theeye is lost. VII. Conjunctivitis Vernalis16 (Spring Catarrh) 166. Symptoms and Course.—Spring catarrh (Saemisch). is a chronicdisease, persisting for years and setting up very characteristic changes inthe conjunctiva, both of the tarsus and of the eyeball. The conjunctiva ofthe tarsus is covered with papillae, which are broad and flattened, so as tomake the conjunctiva appear like a pavement of cobble-stones (Fig. 57).. f&
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