Trachoma and its complications in Egypt / by A. F. MacCallan.

  • Arthur Ferguson Maccallan
Date:
1913
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    (c) By destruction of the cornea allowing escape of the intra- ocular contents and resulting shrinking of the globe. (d) By destruction of the cornea, followed by infection of the vitreous, formation of an abscess (panophthalmitis), extrusion of the contents and subsequent shrinking of the globe. In some cases the abscess becomes inspissated and calcifies without being extruded. In either case the globe shrinks. (e) By the occurrence of iritis which leads to seclusion of the pupil, with blocking of the pupil by inflammatory exudation. I have notes of 23,001 blind eyes seen in Egypt during the last five years, the causes of which were diagnosed as follows: .4. Congenital 5 B. Acquired: 1. Conjunctivitis resulting in : (a) Total corneal opacity . . .4167 (b) Shrunken globe . . . .4817 (c) Secondary glaucoma . . . 3425 id) Various 3644 2. Fundus diseases : (a) Optic atrophy .... 345 (6) Retinitis Pigmentosa ... 92 (c) Various 562 3. Primary glaucoma : (a) Monocular 1393 (b) Binocular 1813 4. Cataract 809 5. Injury 94 6. Operation by quack doctors . . . 118 7. Infectious disease 36 8. Endogenous iritis 356 9. Various 1325 Total 23,001 From these statistics it is seen that 69*7 per cent, of all the cases of blindness are the result of trachoma and acute con- junctivitis. Gonococcal conjunctivitis is probably the most frequent cause of blindness in Egypt; according to Meyerhof's recent estimate gonococcal conjunctivitis is responsible for at least 40 per cent, of the total cases of blindness in Egypt.
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