Epidemic ophthalmiaY.J. Pentland, 1896 - 278 pages |
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... adopted for trachoma by Herrenheisser , of Prague . His operation - invariably done under general anesthesia - consisted of the following stages :-( 1 ) enlarge- ment of the palpebral aperture by means of an incision at the external ...
... adopted for trachoma by Herrenheisser , of Prague . His operation - invariably done under general anesthesia - consisted of the following stages :-( 1 ) enlarge- ment of the palpebral aperture by means of an incision at the external ...
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... adopted - Method of Examination - General Table- Tables - Does it constitute Early Trachoma ? -Connection with Environment - Provisional Conclusions - Slight and Marked Granula- tions - Associated Conditions - Evidence of Adenoid ...
... adopted - Method of Examination - General Table- Tables - Does it constitute Early Trachoma ? -Connection with Environment - Provisional Conclusions - Slight and Marked Granula- tions - Associated Conditions - Evidence of Adenoid ...
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... adopted . Their progress in a moderately severe case , left to itself , is somewhat as follows : -The discharge lessens , while it changes , at the same time , from a muco - purulent to a mucous character— that is to say , it gets more ...
... adopted . Their progress in a moderately severe case , left to itself , is somewhat as follows : -The discharge lessens , while it changes , at the same time , from a muco - purulent to a mucous character— that is to say , it gets more ...
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... adopted a similar policy in 1882 , when about ninety ophthalmic patients were sent to a small , separate establishment at Harold Court , some three miles away . Isolation was kept up for two years - in fact , until the parishes named ...
... adopted a similar policy in 1882 , when about ninety ophthalmic patients were sent to a small , separate establishment at Harold Court , some three miles away . Isolation was kept up for two years - in fact , until the parishes named ...
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... adopted . At that time , about 33 per cent . of the inmates were affected , and the condition of the school attracted a considerable share of public attention . Questions were addressed to the responsible Minister in the House of ...
... adopted . At that time , about 33 per cent . of the inmates were affected , and the condition of the school attracted a considerable share of public attention . Questions were addressed to the responsible Minister in the House of ...
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acute ophthalmia acute trachoma adenoid affected agent ailment appearance application atropine bath blepharitis bluestone Boys Bruxelles catarrhal catarrhal ophthalmia caustic cent chemosis chronic colour common condition contagion contagious cornea cul-de-sac cure d'ocul diphtheritic discharge disease Edinburgh Edinburgh Royal Infirmary entropion epidemic ophthalmia escharotic everted examination excision experience eyelids fact fold follicles follicular granulation folliculosis forceps fornix Girls glands gonococcus granular growths hæmorrhage Hairion healthy Hospital incision Infants infection inflammation inoculation instance intermarginal jequirity junctiva lashes London lower lid lunar caustic malady matter means membrane method muco-purulent mucous mucous membrane nitrate observed ointment operation Ophth palpebral conjunctiva pannus patients Peritomy photophobia practice present ptosis purulent ophthalmia regard remedy removed sago-grain scarring similar skin solution spread stage of trachoma surface surgeon surgical sutures swollen symblepharon symptoms tarsal tarsus tion tissue towels trachoma treatment trichiasis ulceration upper lid vesicular granulation vessels washing
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Page 135 - ... knife, or dissected away with the scissors. In performing the operation, it is necessary to beware of removing more than the mere granular layer. If more than this is taken away, hard and irregular cicatrices are left on the internal surface of the lids, the effects of which on the corneae may be scarcely, if at all, less prejudicial than those of the morbid structure which has been removed.