Excerpt from Archives of Ophthalmology, Vol. 22 Central vision was 6/15 L, 6/20 R, and colors were correctly distinguished. Both disks were now white, but the retinal vessels were normal as to number and size. There were some capillaries on the disk surfaces. On December 3d the fields had contracted to less than 10 in both eyes, but he could still distinguish single letters of No. 18 at 5 m. Color perception within this limit was good. He disappeared and has not been seen since. Case XI. Retrobulbar Neuritis, Atrophy. Lateral Diplopia, Cured. James Eastman, a negro of thirty, was taken with la grippe on November 30, 1891. The attack was rather severe. About Christmas-time he noticed trouble with his eyes, preceded by some pain in the back of the head. There was lateral diplopia and dimness of vision. The diplopia ceased to be noticeable in March, but the failure in vision continued to increase until, at the time of examination (June 10, 1892), there was barely perception of light. The pupils are of medium size and respond feebly to light. Movements of the eye and lids good; media clear. The disks are white and rather dirty-looking; outlines not very sharp. Retinal arteries much narrowed in calibre; veins about normal in size and not tortuous. There is quite a noticeable white streak along each side of all the large vessels, which extends even on to the surface of the disk. In the right eye some small white dots and oblong patches are seen to the lower and outer side of the disk, mostly along or in the vicinity of the blood-vessels. The patients general health is, and has always been, good, and there are no signs of ataxia. Case XII. Atrophy Of Both Optic Nerves Following La Grippe. Smith Jackson, colored, age twenty-eight, had influenza in February, 1891. A month afterwards he noticed that vision was failing, and the failure has been gradually increasing until now (four months after the first symptoms were noticed) he counts fingers at three feet with either eye. The visual fields are much contracted concentrically. The disks are white, with good sharp outlines, and the retinal vessels are but little, if any, changed. The tendon reflex is good. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.