A synopsis of the diseases of the eye, and their treatment : to which are prefixed, a short anatomical description and a sketch of the physiology of that organ . Mr. Ware. The morbid growthfills the thickened sheath of the nerve, and tu-bera are seen on both sides of the globe formedin the substance of the sclerotic. The mass,distinguished by a greyish tint and occupyingthe posterior third of the globe, protrudes thechoroid tunic. The crescentic line of divisionis formed by the choroid. The anterior mass,which is darker, and closer in texture, cor-responds to the vitreous humor. The choroidand
A synopsis of the diseases of the eye, and their treatment : to which are prefixed, a short anatomical description and a sketch of the physiology of that organ . Mr. Ware. The morbid growthfills the thickened sheath of the nerve, and tu-bera are seen on both sides of the globe formedin the substance of the sclerotic. The mass,distinguished by a greyish tint and occupyingthe posterior third of the globe, protrudes thechoroid tunic. The crescentic line of divisionis formed by the choroid. The anterior mass,which is darker, and closer in texture, cor-responds to the vitreous humor. The choroidand iris are anteriorly compacted with the scle-rotic and cornea \ the retina has disappeared. Fig. %. Section of an eye in which the dis-ease spreads from the sheath and substance ofthe nerve through one side of the sclerotic tunicalmost as far as the cornea. It forms a broadand compact mass of a yellow color. On theopposite side this tunic is unaltered. Thechoroid adjoining the tumor of the sclerotichas undergone a similar change, being of a deepclaret color, equally dense in structure, and abouthalf the breadth of the diseased sclerotic with PLATE IV /?.
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