Glaucoma and its cure by iridectomy : being four lectures delivered at the Middlesex Hospital / by J. Soelberg Wells.

  • Wells, J. Soelberg (John Soelberg), -1879.
Date:
MDCCCLXIV [1860]
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    Lecture III. Glaucoma supei'vening upon cataract, and upon atrophy of the optic nerve, 45-47. The nature and causes of the glau- comatous i^rocess.—Doctrines as to its inflammatory or non- inflammatory nature, 48-53. Ophthalmoscopic symptoms of glaucoma—Pulsation of the central vessels of the retina, 53-55. Excavation of the optic nerve—Various forms of excavation— The congenital physiological excavation, 55, 56. The excava- tion from atrophy of the optic nerve, 56, 57. The glaucomatous or pressure excavation, 57-61. Lecture IV. Prognosis of glaucoma, 62. Prognosis of the beneficial effects of iridectomy in the various stages of the disease, viz.. In the premonitory stage—In acute inflammatory glaucoma, and glaucoma fulminans—In chi-onic inflammatory glaucoma—In glaucoma simplex—In glaucoma absolutum, 63-71. Description of the method of performing iridectomy, 71. The direction of the iridectomy, 72. Description of the various instruments, 73-76. The mode of performing the operation, 76-81. The after-treatment, 81. Certain disadvantages which may ai-ise from the performance of iridectomy—Acceleration of the out- ]>rcak of the disease in the other eye—Formation of cataract— Oystoid cicatrix, 82-86.