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KERATITIS BULLOSA, WITH REPORT OF CASE.

KERATITIS BULLOSA, WITH REPORT OF CASE. My reason for reporting this case is because it is one of great rarity. Statistics go to show that keratitis bullosa is the least frequent of all corneal troubles. It is fortunate for both the physician and the patient that such is the case, for it is one of the most painful affections that the eye is liable to, and in the majority of eases baffles all therapeutic and surgical measures adopted for its relief. The disease occurs in the eyes, the cornea of which is more or less clouded and sensitive, or in eyes with a large corneal cicatrix, or eyes which have been rendered blind by iridocyclitis or by increase of tension. Jansen1 describes a primary form occurring as the result of an abrasion of the cornea by the finger-nail, a twig or some such object. But the majority of cases are secondary and occur as the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

KERATITIS BULLOSA, WITH REPORT OF CASE.

JAMA , Volume XXXV (8) – Aug 25, 1900

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American Medical Association
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Copyright © 1900 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
ISSN
0098-7484
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1538-3598
DOI
10.1001/jama.1900.24620340013001e
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Abstract

My reason for reporting this case is because it is one of great rarity. Statistics go to show that keratitis bullosa is the least frequent of all corneal troubles. It is fortunate for both the physician and the patient that such is the case, for it is one of the most painful affections that the eye is liable to, and in the majority of eases baffles all therapeutic and surgical measures adopted for its relief. The disease occurs in the eyes, the cornea of which is more or less clouded and sensitive, or in eyes with a large corneal cicatrix, or eyes which have been rendered blind by iridocyclitis or by increase of tension. Jansen1 describes a primary form occurring as the result of an abrasion of the cornea by the finger-nail, a twig or some such object. But the majority of cases are secondary and occur as the

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Published: Aug 25, 1900

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