Blindness after snake-bite.
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چکیده
REPORTS of blindness produced by snake-bite are extremely rare. In one case described recently by Davenport and Budden (1953) bilateral secondary optic atrophy developed; the patient received Antivenine serum on the day of the bite and the changes in the eyes first appeared 6 days later. Jaksch (1897) mentions cases in which snake-bite led to amaurosis, but gives no detailed descriptions or ophthalmoscopic findings. Oettingen (1952) mentions cases of sudden amaurosis and paralysis of the ocular apparatus, but gives no details.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The British journal of ophthalmology
دوره 40 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1956