[Effect of lead on the visual system]

Discussed is the noxious influence of lead on the visual system in humans and experimental animals. Described are the clinical pictures of acute and chronic intoxications with a particular consideration of the visual organ and of the central and peripheral nervous system. Attention is called to the fact that the intoxications occur not only in persons having a professional contact with lead compounds but also in the inhabitants of large industrial agglomerations. The authors demonstrates the noxious influence of lead particularly on organisms in development.