BUPHTHALMOS AND NAEVUS

Buphthalmos with Facial Naevus and Allied Conditions.

THE association of buphthalmos with facial naevus has received attention in ophthalmological literature from time to time over a period of many years, and a recent revival of interest in the subject has been stimulated by the appearance of articles by Cushing, Parkes WVeber, Aynsley and others. About the time of the appearance of Aynsley's paper the following very early case came under my notic...

Adrenogenital syndrome and buphthalmos.

Unilateral congenital buphthalmos.

To cite: Vasileiadis GT, Frangouli O. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2015210979 DESCRIPTION A term female infant was born by forceps delivery after failed ventouse. There was a history of maternal fever and antenatal antibiotics. She was in good condition after birth but was noticed to have an ‘enlarged and cloudy right eye’. Elevated C reactive p...

Buphthalmos in the rabbit.

episcleral vessels were congested. The histology of the eyes corresponded closely to Rochon-Duvigneaud's excellent description which should be consulted for further details. We were particularly interested to observe whether or not aqueous veins could be found in these eyes, as recent work (Weekers and Prijot, 1950; Greaves and Perkins, 1951) has shown that they are a constant finding in the no...

Buphthalmos over Three Generations.

Case Reports Case 1, a female child (IV, 3 in Pedigree) born on December 23, 1958, was noticed to have opaque corneae, of sufficient degree to prevent any estimate of the size of the pupils. There was corneal oedema but no appreciable abnormality of the corneal diameter. In the course of a few days the cornea of each eye had become obviously enlarged and a definite buphthalmos had become establ...