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Page 26
... myopia , than in emmetropia and hyperme- tropia , also in delicate anæmic persons than in the healthy and robust ; it is smaller in old persons than in the young . It should be quite round in health . The direct reflex action of the ...
... myopia , than in emmetropia and hyperme- tropia , also in delicate anæmic persons than in the healthy and robust ; it is smaller in old persons than in the young . It should be quite round in health . The direct reflex action of the ...
Page 32
... myopic whether the patient be myopic or not until rendered sufficiently divergent . The examination of the erect image , although re- quiring considerably more practice than that of the inverted , should never be neglected , as it gives ...
... myopic whether the patient be myopic or not until rendered sufficiently divergent . The examination of the erect image , although re- quiring considerably more practice than that of the inverted , should never be neglected , as it gives ...
Page 50
... myopia . They are always seen most distinctly in bright light , or when looking upon a white surface as up at white clouds , or down at the pavement . They are known as muscæ volitantes and are due to mucous in the cornea , or very ...
... myopia . They are always seen most distinctly in bright light , or when looking upon a white surface as up at white clouds , or down at the pavement . They are known as muscæ volitantes and are due to mucous in the cornea , or very ...
Page 51
... myopia . It appears to me that the reverse may obtain , for we are rarely in hospital practice consulted lies within the principal focus of the dioptric system ; E 2 REFRACTION AND ASTIGMATISM . 51 CHAPTER III REFRACTION AND ASTIGMATISM.
... myopia . It appears to me that the reverse may obtain , for we are rarely in hospital practice consulted lies within the principal focus of the dioptric system ; E 2 REFRACTION AND ASTIGMATISM . 51 CHAPTER III REFRACTION AND ASTIGMATISM.
Page 52
... myopia , or short sight ( see Fig . 26 c ) . about slight myopia , as it gives no inconvenience . On the other hand , a very slight degree of hypermetropia may incapacitate the sempstress , skilled mechanic , or clerk , so that whereas ...
... myopia , or short sight ( see Fig . 26 c ) . about slight myopia , as it gives no inconvenience . On the other hand , a very slight degree of hypermetropia may incapacitate the sempstress , skilled mechanic , or clerk , so that whereas ...
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accommodation affected amblyopia anomaly of refraction anterior chamber appear asthenopia astigmatism atrophy atropine axis bandage become blood cataract cause centre chamber choroid ciliary region colour commenced concave lens congenital conjunctiva convergence convex lens cornea corneal margin corneitis curette curvature degree of myopia dilated dioptric direction disease displacement distance emmetropic examination extraction eyeball eyelids forceps foreign body fundus glasses glaucoma globe hæmorrhage horizontal hypermetropia hypermetropic astigmatism incision increased inflammation inflammatory injury intolerance of light iridectomy iris iritis keratitis knife lachrymal lenses less lids lines lint lotion muscle myopia object occur ocular opacity opaque operation ophthalmia ophthalmoscope optic disc orbit pain paralysis passed patient performed portion posterior presbyopia pupil rays of light removed retina retinal vessels right angles scissors sclerotic seen sight spots staphyloma strabismus suppuration surface sutures sympathetic ophthalmia symptoms synechia syphilitic tension tion treatment tumour ulceration usually vitreous wire speculum wound
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Page 318 - Walsham, besides being an excellent surgeon, is a teacher in its best sense, and having had very great experience in the preparation of candidates for examination, and their subsequent professional career, may be relied upon to have carried out his work successfully. Without following out in detail his arrangement, which is excellent, we can at once say that his book is an embodiment of modern ideas neatly strung together, with an amount of careful organisation well suited to the candidate, and,...