Get 20M+ Full-Text Papers For Less Than $1.50/day. Start a 14-Day Trial for You or Your Team.

Learn More →

CORNEAL EXAMINATION AND SLIT LAMP MICROSCOPY

CORNEAL EXAMINATION AND SLIT LAMP MICROSCOPY A cornea once involved with interstitial keratitis caused by congenital syphilis presents, almost without exception, certain sequelae which persist for the rest of the patient's life. Although the characteristic signs of an old interstitial keratitis can often be detected by oblique illumination and ophthalmoscopic examination, a proper study should and often can be performed only by biomicroscopy. With the corneal microscope and slit lamp a diagnosis of old interstitial keratitis can invariably be made, regardless of the age of the patient. We believe that the importance of slit lamp examination in clinical syphilology has not been sufficiently emphasized. The changes observed may be the only evidence of congenital syphilis. Their presence in adults and old patients may explain the absence of the history of infection, and they may serve as a means of interpreting positive or weakly positive results of Wassermann or precipitation tests. In the presence of other signs http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

CORNEAL EXAMINATION AND SLIT LAMP MICROSCOPY

JAMA , Volume 113 (18) – Oct 28, 1939

Loading next page...
 
/lp/american-medical-association/corneal-examination-and-slit-lamp-microscopy-eMVLVcvvTg

References (4)

Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1939 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
ISSN
0098-7484
eISSN
1538-3598
DOI
10.1001/jama.1939.02800430016004
Publisher site
See Article on Publisher Site

Abstract

A cornea once involved with interstitial keratitis caused by congenital syphilis presents, almost without exception, certain sequelae which persist for the rest of the patient's life. Although the characteristic signs of an old interstitial keratitis can often be detected by oblique illumination and ophthalmoscopic examination, a proper study should and often can be performed only by biomicroscopy. With the corneal microscope and slit lamp a diagnosis of old interstitial keratitis can invariably be made, regardless of the age of the patient. We believe that the importance of slit lamp examination in clinical syphilology has not been sufficiently emphasized. The changes observed may be the only evidence of congenital syphilis. Their presence in adults and old patients may explain the absence of the history of infection, and they may serve as a means of interpreting positive or weakly positive results of Wassermann or precipitation tests. In the presence of other signs

Journal

JAMAAmerican Medical Association

Published: Oct 28, 1939

There are no references for this article.