The causes and prevention of blindness / by Ernst Fuchs ; translated by R. E. Dudgeon with a few notes by M. Roth.

  • Fuchs, Ernst, 1851-1930.
Date:
1885
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    CORN'S AND MAGNUS'S STATISTICS. I subjoin the statistics of Cohn and Magnus. The former are given by Seidelman> They refer to 1,000 cases of blind- ness taken from the case-books of COHN'S eye clinic. The blindness was of both eyes in 224, of one eye in 552 cases. I. Congenital defects of structure 9 II. Glioma retime ... Q III. Blennorrhcea neonatorum ... Ill IV. Inflammations incurred later 155 of conjunctiva — of cornea ... 39 „ of iris & choroid 28 Sympathy without injury ... 4 Doubtful origin Scrofula Gonorrhoea ... Iritis spec. Chorioiditis spec. Trachoma Keratomalacia Diphtheria Puerperium ... V. Wounds Both eyes ... 7 ... 26 ... 9 ... 11 ... 17 ... 8 - 3 <■> o ...242 ... 10 ... 9 VI. Acute exanthema . Small-pox Measles Scarlatina VII. Typhus VIII. Sublatio retina; Ex myopia Idiopathica ... IX. Retinitis Centralis e myopia .. Albuminurica... Neuroretinitis Pigmentosa ... Chorioretinitis X. Atrophia nervi optici Cerebralis Spinalis Ex alia causa... XI. Glaucoma ... XII. Tumores bulbi XIII. Operationes infausta? XIV. Various causes . 54 • 36 • 14 • 4 9 . 73 . 46 • 27 . 84 . 46 2 7 • 9 s .102 • 3o 19 • 53 . 88 14 22 31 Sympathy after wound MAGNUS, in his arrangement of 2,528 cases, admits only cases of blindness of both eyes, because in the practical treat- ment of the blind question they alone are to be considered. In- stead of giving MAGNUS'S tables in exie?iso, I will refer the reader to Roth's coloured reproduction of MAGNUS'S graphic representation which will be found at the end of this book. * Zur Aetiolo^ic und Prophylaxis dcr Erbfaidnngcn. Inaug.-Dissert. Bieslau, 1876.