RETINOBLASTOMA

Abstract

The earlier stages of retinoblastoma, when the process is situated in the vitreous, are well known and easily recognized. When the fundus has become obscured, however, diagnosis may be difficult, as is illustrated in the following case. REPORT OF A CASE A boy, aged 4 years, fell against a chair, striking his left eye on a rung. The eye was red for a while and then began to shrink. When first seen, eight months later, the globe was small, red and somewhat firm. The outstanding feature was the appearance of the cornea. This was perfectly opaque, and presented the grayish-brown coloration characteristic of blood-staining. Except for a small staphyloma below, no further details could be made out. In this case, the history, the blood-stained cornea and the shrinkage of the globe seemed to indicate the presence of traumatic iridocyclitis. On enucleation, however, the eye was found to contain a retinoblastoma.