Transactions . Mr. Nettleship in the Ophthahnological Sucit tysTransactions, vol. iv, p. 47, under the heading of Naevus,Lymphatic, affecting the Brow, Orbit, and Exterior of theEyeball, with Lamellar Cataract.* The eyeball at thattime was protruded, but its movements were tree. In theupper outer part of the conjunctiva there were a largenumber of tortuous headed vessels of large size filled withclear yellowish fluid, shown very well in the drawing, andwere obviously, dilated lymphatics. The tumour causing the proptosis was tl ghi to consist partly of dilated lymphatics, and also of blood-vess
Transactions . Mr. Nettleship in the Ophthahnological Sucit tysTransactions, vol. iv, p. 47, under the heading of Naevus,Lymphatic, affecting the Brow, Orbit, and Exterior of theEyeball, with Lamellar Cataract.* The eyeball at thattime was protruded, but its movements were tree. In theupper outer part of the conjunctiva there were a largenumber of tortuous headed vessels of large size filled withclear yellowish fluid, shown very well in the drawing, andwere obviously, dilated lymphatics. The tumour causing the proptosis was tl ghi to consist partly of dilated lymphatics, and also of blood-vessels. CA\ EKNOI - \ OE ORUJT. i;;i llr came to bhe hospital at various times after this;in L885 a Eold of conjunctiva was excised; in L897 theLids were stitched together to proteci the cornea. Sincethat time he did not return till March , LUOO, whenthe c<uidil ion was as follows : There was extreme proptosis, and displacemenl upwardsof the eyeball bya mass of solid growth which surrounded Fig. \ • * A the eye on all sides, but was larger below. The feelingof the tumour was of a movable mass of nodules; thelargest nodule was above the eye and could be movedquite freely; this feeling was such as is commonly feltin angeiomata, the bag of worms, of which parts oi theworms had become solid. The lower part of the conjunc-tiva was exposed, red, and velvety ; the movements of theeye were very greatly interfered with. No pulsationcould be frit iii the tumour. No enlarged glands couldbe fell anywhere. The cornea was exposed below and 132 DISEASES 01 THE ORBIT. ulcerated, and in the lower part covered with was good, iris active, P. small, lens objects could be seen at temporal side. The other eye had V. of }}. On account of the unsightly condition of the proptosedeye, and of the painful ulcerated condition of the cornea,it was thought advisable to clear out the orbit ; removalof the eye would have left an unsightly tumour, and therewas no
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