Volume 1

A treatise on opthalmy : and those diseases which are induced by inflammations of the eyes : with new methods of cure / by Edward Moore Noble. Part the first[-second].

  • Noble, Edward Moore
Date:
1800-1801
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A treatise on opthalmy : and those diseases which are induced by inflammations of the eyes : with new methods of cure / by Edward Moore Noble. Part the first[-second]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by University of Bristol Library. The original may be consulted at University of Bristol Library.

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    [ 12T ] the cdo-e of it is gently prefsed between the lower lid and the cheek bone, the whole of the anterior part of the globe may be easily covered with water, and the upper lid allowed free motion: the depending filia- tion of the head also, will permit more easily the removal of the offending particles But in applying a common eye cup, the prefsure on the lids is considerable, and the heat from the eye rarefies the air in the cup, fo much as to cause a considerable prefsure and irritation; the quantity of water made use of is much fmaller than with the glafs, and the head being held back to fufFer a more free admifsion of the water, the probability of the extraneous body being washed away is diminished. When the adhesion of the extraneous body is so strong as to resist these attempts to remove it, it may be endeavoured to be ' Separated by a thin blunt pointed fcoop, fomething larger than a common probe, or