A Description of the Preparations Contained in the Museum of St. Bartholomew's Hospitial [By E. Stanley.]. (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1831 Excerpt: ...has also protruded through the back part of the sclerotica. The optic nerve is reduced in size, but is otherwise sound. Eye, from an adult. The large aperture in the cornea is the result of ulceration. The margin of this aperture was adherent to the iris, from which it has been separated. The iris, immediately around its pupillary margin, which was adherent to the cornea, is thickened, and lymph is deposited upon it, giving it a ragged appearance. From an individual in whom there was Disease of the Brain, in the Tuber Annulare, which implicated the origins of the fifth and seventh Nerves. Case described by Mr. Stanley. London Medical Gazette, vol. i., No. 18. Eye, from an adult. The retina has completely disappeared, and its place is occupied by a thick layer of dense osseous substance. Lachrymal Gland of its natural size and structure, which, protruding from the orbit, was felt externally through the integument of the eyelid, and was removed by operation. Section of a Tumor which was removed from the cavity of the orbit, with the eye and the optic nerve. The tumor adheres to the back part and sides of the sclerotica, and the optic nerve, elongated, passes through its centre. The texture of the tumor is firm and compact, and it was of a light yellow colour. The recti muscles, unaltered, adhere to it externally. The eye was protruded from the orbit. The humors have escaped through an ulcerated aperture in the cornea. The sclerotica is natural. The retina and the choroid membrane are collapsed, and occupy the centre of the eye between the entrance of the optic nerve and the iris. The space between the choroid membrane and the sclerotica is occupied by a clot of blood. A Tumor, which was removed from the orbit, apparently consisting of the lachrymal gland enla...