Ocular lesions caused by caterpillar hairs

Mechanism of locomotion observed on caterpillar hairs.

To the Editorial Committee of the BRITISH JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY. SIRs-Although ophthalmia nodosa has been known for more than a century (Sch6n, 1861), the mechanism of the migration of caterpillar hairs has remained controversial. There is no need to enumerate the explanations proposed, but one point should be noted here which has rarely been mentioned in the recent literature, not even in t...

Ophthalmia nodosa due to caterpillar hairs.

CASES of ophthalmia nodosa attributable to caterpillar hairs have been recorded in the literature from time to time during the last hundred years. The first description was published by Schon (1861) and further cases have been described by others including Pagenstecher (1883), Wagenmann (1890), Elschnig (1895). The name ophthalmia nodosa was given by Saemisch (1904). Only two British authors ha...

Ocular Toxicity Caused by Euphorbia Sap: A Case Report

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Ocular Neovascularization Caused by Herpes

Ocular damage caused by Paraquat.