A treatise on the diseases of the eye / By W. Lawrence.

  • Sir William Lawrence, 1st Baronet
Date:
1847
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    CHAPTER VII, PURULENT OPHTHALMIA.—PURULENT OPHTHALMIA OF NEWLY-BORN INFANTS. Nature and general character of purulent ophthalmia . . 228 Purulent ophthalmia of infants . 229 Symptoms and progress . . ib. Effects . . . .231 Mode of examining the eye Causes Prognosis Treatment . Purulent ophthalmia in children PAGE 232 233 234 235 239 CHAPTER VIII. PURULENT OPHTHALMIA IN THE ADULT. Character Symptoms and progress Purulent ophthalmia in its milder form Effects of the inflammation Diagnosis; prognosis; causes Direct communication by applica tion of discharge . Indirect or atmospheric contagion Arguments against contagion General result of evidence respect ins: contagion 241 243 244 248 250 ib. 255 256 258 Treatment .... 260 Treatment of acute purulent oph- thalmia . . . .261 General measures . . . ib. Local applications . . . 263 Astringents and tonic medicines . 264 Treatment of purulent ophthalmia in its milder form . . 267 Treatment of the thickened and gra- nulated conjunctiva . . 268 [Additional remarks on granulated conjunctiva] . . . 271 CHAPTER IX. GONORRHEAL OPHTHALMIA, SECTION I. Acute gonorrhoeal inflammation of the conjunctiva . Symptoms and progress Effects ; sloughing of the cornea Suppuration and ulceration Interstitial deposition Diagnosis Prognosis Causes Direct application of gonorrhoeal matter Metastasis . 279 ib. 281 282 283 ib. 284 285 ib. 287 Treatment . . . .288 Incisions of the sclerotic conjunc- tiva . . . .290 SECTION II. Mild gonorrhoeal inflammation of the conjunctiva SECTION III. 294 Gonorrhoeal inflammation of the ex- ternal tunics and iris . . 295 Rheumatic nature of this disease ib. CHAPTER X. ERYSIPELATOUS OPHTHALMIA; PUSTULAR OPHTHALMIA; STRUMOUS OR SCROFULOUS OPHTHALMIA. SECTION I. Erysipelatous ophthalmia . . 298 SECTION II. Pustular ophthalmia . . 298 SECTION III. Scrofulous ophthalmia . . 299 Scrofulous constitution . . 299 Exciting causes of scrofuia . 300 Symptoms and course of scrofulous ophthalmia . . . 301 Effects . . . .303 Diagnosis .... 304 Prognosis . . . . ib. Causes; treatment; general means 305 Local treatment . . . 308