Epidemic ophthalmiaY.J. Pentland, 1896 - 278 pages |
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... remedies . On the other hand , in children they are lodged more superficially , and hence can be readily acted upon by chemical agents introduced into the conjunctival sac . In a word , there is but one form of purulent ophthalmia ...
... remedies . On the other hand , in children they are lodged more superficially , and hence can be readily acted upon by chemical agents introduced into the conjunctival sac . In a word , there is but one form of purulent ophthalmia ...
Page 36
... remedies as the clap itself . " Chandler 40 mentions the case of a young man who con- tracted a severe venereal ... remedy . Examination disclosed the fact - denied by the patient- that he was labouring under specific urethritis ...
... remedies as the clap itself . " Chandler 40 mentions the case of a young man who con- tracted a severe venereal ... remedy . Examination disclosed the fact - denied by the patient- that he was labouring under specific urethritis ...
Page 76
... remedy , of course , is to draw the lashes into their natural position . In very obstinate cases , it may be necessary to destroy the hair follicle by electrolysis , an operation described later in this book . Styes will be often ...
... remedy , of course , is to draw the lashes into their natural position . In very obstinate cases , it may be necessary to destroy the hair follicle by electrolysis , an operation described later in this book . Styes will be often ...
Page 128
... remedy , and it was not unusual to take away from a patient as much as sixty ounces of blood at a sitting . Indeed , the practice was pursued to an extent hardly credible in these days . Peach , 127 surgeon 128 EPIDEMIC OPHTHALMIA .
... remedy , and it was not unusual to take away from a patient as much as sixty ounces of blood at a sitting . Indeed , the practice was pursued to an extent hardly credible in these days . Peach , 127 surgeon 128 EPIDEMIC OPHTHALMIA .
Page 129
... remedy , we nevertheless find that the surgical treatment of the conjunctiva itself was by no means neglected . That enlightened observer , John Cunningham Saunders , 128 treated inveterate forms of trachoma by excision of the granular ...
... remedy , we nevertheless find that the surgical treatment of the conjunctiva itself was by no means neglected . That enlightened observer , John Cunningham Saunders , 128 treated inveterate forms of trachoma by excision of the granular ...
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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.