| Description Of Item | Part of series illustrating 'Some Cutaneous Manifestations of Dietary Deficiencies seen in rural Ceylon [Sri Lanka]' from the collection of Dr K Mahadeva. Photograph of a child's face with the caption 'Eye showing Bitots spots. These spots usually appear equatorially over the outer quadrant of the sclerotics. Their commonest shape is sub-triangular with the base lying near the cornea-sclerotic junction. These spots resemble patches of chalk paste which have been striated with a pin'. |