The association of blepharitis and ametropia with analysis of one hundred cases / by Ernest Clarke.

  • Clarke, Ernest, 1857-1932.
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[1894]
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    In my list of 200 eyes the proportion of emmetropia was much lower; but even if this were not so, if all eyes were more or less ametropic, my answer is, the proof that asthenopia causes the blepharitis lies in the un- disputed fact that case after case which has resisted treatment for years has yielded when the ametropia was corrected, and the patient given glasses to wear constantly; this is the essential part of the treatment of blepharitis, namely, to paralyse the accommodation, find the refractive error, and order suitable spectacles. The local application of mild astringent lotions and ointment should be employed of course, and in severe cases epilation and painting with nitrate of silver may have to be resorted to, but no permanent cure can be hoped for until the eye-strain has been removed. ONE HUNDRED CASES OF BLEPHARITIS. Sex. M M F M M M F F F M F F F M F F F F Age. 38 14 19 33 23 22 IS 18 16 19 11 18 4 17 6 23 30 42 19 '3 Occupation. Hair dresser School Servant Compositor No occupation Piano tuner School At home Teacher Clerk School Dressmaker Dressmaker School Printer Shop assistant Housewife Packer School Vision. a 6 IT 6 9 i ft ft R. Refraction under a Mydriatic. L. + I cy. ob. — I '5 cy. ob. + I *5 B.E. + 3 B.E. —-5 cy. vert, f + f . J 3 ( + 1 cy. hor. + 3 +2 + 4*5 f + 35 + I •S cy. ob. \ + 4 cy. vert. — 2 B.E. I + 3-5 + 1 + 2-5 (+•5 cy. hor. + •5 cy. hor. b.e. + 2 b.e. + •5 cy. vert. b.e. + 4 b.e. + 2-5 b.e. c; f+2-5 f+i \ + S cy. ob. \ + 7 —1 —'5 cy. hor. b.e + 3 5 b.e. 4. 1 cy. vert. 1 75 cy. vert. + 5 { + 4-5 . +75 cy. vert. -I-5 cy. hor. B.E.