Diseases and injuries of the eye : their medical and surgical treatment / by George Lawson.

  • George Lawson
Date:
1880
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    jimctiva, often sufE.cieiit to render it difficult to make a tliorouo'li examination of the eye a few liuurri alter the accident. Tntaliueid.—The eye should be closed, some water dressing should then be laid over the Uds, and fastened in its place by one turn of a roller. It is very rarel}' necessary to apply any sutures to keep in situ the torn edges of the conjunctiva, as they usually fall together of their own accord; and there is seldom afterwards any sufficient strain to draw them apart, or to prevent union. An exceptional case might occur in which sutures would be caJled for: thus, if a Hap of the conjunctiva was torn from the globe, so that it was reflected back on itself, one or two fine stitches would be required to hold it, after it had been restored to its proper position. When all the swelling of the lids and conjunctiva has completely sub- sided, if there is some muco-purulent discharge, two or three drops of a lotion of sulphate of zinc (F. •2-3) may be dropped into the eye twice a day. For diseases and injuries of the conjunctiva of the eye- lids, see Section Diseases of Eyelids. CHAPTER II. DISEASES OF THE CORNEA AND SCLEROTIC. CoiiNEiTis—Keratifis—Inflnmmation of the Cornea—^^is a disease of impaired nutrition most frequentlj^ seen iu children and young people, it is met with in the pale and half-starved, as well as in the over-fat and impro- perly-fed child; or it may be caused from some consti- tutional taint, such as struma or inherited syphilis. _ The two latter, however, present pecnUarities which distin- guish them from the simple foi-m of corneitis we are now considering. True or simple corneitis is a disease which extends itself over an uncertain period of time, runs a, definite course, and with a strong tendency to get well if not thwarted by the injudicious use of dro]is and nos- trums, suiTgeste'd by the zeal of the surgeon or the rest- lessness of the patient. Corneitis may be confined to the one eye, but both are generally affected. It usually com- mences iu one eye and steadily progresses until it has reached a certain stage, when the second eye becomes attacked, and passes through exactly the same series of