Transactions of the ophthalmological societies of the United Kingdom
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Trans Ophthalmol Soc U K · Jan 1986
Biography Historical ArticleVice-Admiral Lord Nelson's lost eye.
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Trans Ophthalmol Soc U K · Jan 1986
Primary ophthalmic care: why did patients choose to come to the accident and emergency department?
A survey was carried out to find out why patients chose to come to an eye accident and emergency department. The commonest reason given by the patients was the need for urgent medical attention. Up to a third of patients might be abusing the emergency service offered by the department and the implications of this are discussed.
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We present two cases of bilateral retinoblastoma with intracranial tumour, in the pineal region in one cases and in the suprasellar region in the other. We agree with Zimmerman and others that the intracranial tumour represents ectopic foci of retinoblastoma rather than metastatic spread. We suggest that CT scanning should be part of the assessment of all cases of bilateral retinoblastoma.