Epidemic ophthalmiaY.J. Pentland, 1896 - 278 pages |
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... importance . The malady has worked havoc in many of our parochial institutions , and thousands of pounds have from time to time been expended in order to stay its ravages and to stamp it out of existence . But , for all that , this ...
... importance . The malady has worked havoc in many of our parochial institutions , and thousands of pounds have from time to time been expended in order to stay its ravages and to stamp it out of existence . But , for all that , this ...
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... Importance of precise Terminology -Classification adopted - Method of Examination - General Table- Tables - Does it constitute Early Trachoma ? -Connection with Environment - Provisional Conclusions - Slight and Marked Granula- tions ...
... Importance of precise Terminology -Classification adopted - Method of Examination - General Table- Tables - Does it constitute Early Trachoma ? -Connection with Environment - Provisional Conclusions - Slight and Marked Granula- tions ...
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... importance to note that ulcers of the cornea that develop late in the disease are seldom grey or sloughy , and are not so serious in their consequences as those that appear during the first week . The modern view is that corneal lesions ...
... importance to note that ulcers of the cornea that develop late in the disease are seldom grey or sloughy , and are not so serious in their consequences as those that appear during the first week . The modern view is that corneal lesions ...
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... importance , however , to remember that diagnosis may be difficult , perhaps impossible , until the characteristic signs of disease have had time to become fully developed . For the first two or three days , therefore , the surgeon must ...
... importance , however , to remember that diagnosis may be difficult , perhaps impossible , until the characteristic signs of disease have had time to become fully developed . For the first two or three days , therefore , the surgeon must ...
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... importance that medical men in charge of schools should be able to distinguish between trachoma , on the one hand , and folliculosis , on the other . Our next step will be to consider the various ways 26 EPIDEMIC OPHTHALMIA .
... importance that medical men in charge of schools should be able to distinguish between trachoma , on the one hand , and folliculosis , on the other . Our next step will be to consider the various ways 26 EPIDEMIC OPHTHALMIA .
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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.