A contribution to the study of rheumatic iritis / by F.J. Poynton and Alexander Paine.

  • Frederic John Poynton
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[1903]
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    Reprinted from Vol. XXiridf the ! Ophthalmological Society’s Transactions.’] | ' % A contributibn.to the ptuckf of Rheumatic Iritis. By F. -J. Poynton, M.D., and Alexander Paine, M.D. (With Plate III, figs. 1 and 2.) Introductory. Before we commence this paper we must define our position to-night. We do not pretend to that skilled knowledge of irido-cyclitis which would be asked of an expert, but have—when investigating the subject of rheu- matic fever—observed certain facts which may be of interest to ophthalmic surgeons, and which in this spirit we bring before you on this occasion. For us rheumatic iritis is rather an incident in a general infection than a disease, and for our purpose it matters little whether it is rare or frequent in its occurrence. The question, as it presents itself, is sufficiently simple : Can a micro-organism which is a cause of rheumatic fever pro- duce iritis as it does endocarditis, pericarditis, arthritis, pleuritis, and subcutaneous nodules ? For the ophthalmic surgeon the subject is much more complex, involving points in treatment and refinements in diagnosis and management to which we need not now allude. For him it is a disease of first importance ; for us it is, as we have said, an incident in a general infection. The clinical position of Acute Rheumatic Iritis. Among ophthalmic surgeons we believe there is some divergence of opinion as to the frequency and occurrence of acute rheumatic iritis, though there appears to be little doubt that it is a rare, but not unknown event—a i
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