A manual of diseases of the eye / by Charles H. May and Claud Worth.

  • May, Charles Henry, 1861-1943.
Date:
1906
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Credit: A manual of diseases of the eye / by Charles H. May and Claud Worth. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CHALAZION Treatment.—When smal], they need not be interfered with. Occasionally we can cause their disappearance by the frequent appHcation of ointments of the yellow oxide of mercury, ammoniated mercury, or boric acid, associated with massage and hot compresses. When larger, we remove them by operation, usually through the conjunctiva. The eye is cocainized ; the lid is everted. A vertical incision is made through the conjimctiva and wall of the chalazion with a small scalpel (Fig. 56) or Beer's knife (Fig. 57) ; the contents Fig. 56.—Small Fig. 57.—Beer's Fig. 58.—Chalazion Scalpel. Knife. Scoop. (Meibomian secretion, granrdation tissue, and mucilaginous fluid) are removed and the walls thoroughly scraped with the chalazion scoop (Fig. 58). When a suppurating chalazion points externally it may be necessary to evacuate it through the skin. In this case the incision should be horizontal, so that the scar may be hidden in the folds of the integument. After the operation the cyst will be filled with a blood-clot ;