Vision Disorders

Typed case summary relating to male soldier from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 34 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: concussional head injury with minimal right-sided organic cerebral signs; paraesthesiae, blurry vision; and headaches. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to male labourer from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 28 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: schizophrenia; blurring of vision; headaches; and giddiness. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence and chart relating to female aircraftwoman from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 22 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: concussional head injury; severe contusional brain damage; residual severe nominal aphasia and personality changes; and vision troubles. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, chart and notes relating to male soldier from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 27 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: penetrating left parietal wound from shell fragment; residual slight speech impairment; and vision restriction. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, report, correspondence and chart relating to male prisoner of war from outside Great Britain aged 36 at first examination in 1945. Conditions mentioned include: chronic infective granuloma of right orbit; proptosis; loss of vision; and scleritis. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, chart and black-and-white photographs relating to male soldier from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 18 at first examination in 1945. Conditions mentioned include: penetrating gunshot wound of head in left parietal region; brain injury; dysphasia; and vision difficulties. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary and chart relating to male soldier from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 31 at first examination in 1945. Conditions mentioned include: compound fracture of skull; skull defect; bilateral anosmia; and depressed vision in left eye from optic nerve lesion. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary relating to male soldier from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 41 at first examination in 1945. Conditions mentioned include: post-traumatic scalp neuritis; headaches; and depressed visual acuity of right eye. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, black-and-white photograph, report and chart relating to male airman from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 47 at first examination in 1945. Conditions mentioned include: brain tumour in parietal region; vomiting; deterioration in vision; and confusion. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, correspondence and charts relating to male soldier from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 28 at first examination in 1945. Conditions mentioned include: subarachnoid haemorrhage from tuberculoma; blurring of vision; and right hemiparesis. No treatment given. Patient discharged.