The ship captain's medical guide / compiled by Harry Leach ; revised and enlarged by William Spooner.
- Leach, Harry.
- Date:
- 1901
Licence: In copyright
Credit: The ship captain's medical guide / compiled by Harry Leach ; revised and enlarged by William Spooner. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![(llecipe No. 13) mixed with equal quantities of water should be applied three or four times a day. A drop of Laudanum put into the eye occasionally will often prove beneficial. A severe form of ophthalmia is often caused b\ the contact of the discharge of Clap with the eye. The inflammation in this case is often severe, and should be treated promptly. The patient should be kept in a dark room, and, if possible, a dozen leeches should be applied to the temple. The eyes should be frequently bathed with warm water containing i ounce of Laudanum to the pint, and 2 or 3 drops of the Caustic lotion should be placed in the eye three times a day. An Opium pill may be given every night, and a dose of Lpsom salts in the morning. FORLIGN ROOTER IN THE EVE. A piece of grit, coal, or dust will sometimes lodge in the eye and cause great irritation and a copious how of tears. If the substance is under the upper eyelid, seat the patient in a chan and place a match or bodkin over the lid ; take hold of tlie eyelashes and turn the lid upwards. J hen remo\e the substance, either with tlie eye-spud or a piece of twisted paper. If under the lower lid, simply ])ull it down and extract as before. If ipiicklime should get into the eve, let it be waslied out with a little](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28992349_0168.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
