American Red Cross and Medical Research Committee, "An Atlas of Gas Poisoning" plate XIII

Plate XIII from An Atlas of Gas Poisoning by the American Red Cross and Medical Research Committee (American Red Cross, 1918).
Plate title: PLATE NO. XIIIA
"Drawing of the cornea in the acute stage of severe burning."
Text begins:
"This corresponds with Plate No. XIA. The exposed central area shows grey haze and loss of lustre on its stippled surface, which gradually fades off to the bright lustrous normal surface in the part above that has been protected by the eyelid. Injection of the conjunctival vessels is seen only in relation to this upper and less burned area."
Plate title: PLATE NO. XIIIB
"Drawing of cornea in the stage of resolution after severe burning."
Text begins:
"The cornea is now smooth and bright with a clear light reflex on its surface. But some grey superficial nebulae are seen in the centre, and these may persist for several weeks. The injection of the conjunctival vessels is now limited to the central band."

The American Red Cross published this guide for the American Expeditionary Force in World War I, sometimes called the "chemists’ war." The chromolithograph plates of characteristic injuries were intended to help inexperienced officers identify the type of gas used in attacks.