This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1892 Excerpt: ...must be a fistula corneae, but I cannot detect its exact situation. This cornea is slightly and irregularly nebulous, and presents some unevenness of surface at the lower and inner part." A month after, having been again living very poorly, a new ulcer had formed on the right sclerotica, with intolerance of light. The ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1892 Excerpt: ...must be a fistula corneae, but I cannot detect its exact situation. This cornea is slightly and irregularly nebulous, and presents some unevenness of surface at the lower and inner part." A month after, having been again living very poorly, a new ulcer had formed on the right sclerotica, with intolerance of light. The aqueous was regenerated, but the cornea continued a little cloudy. Treatment according to the same principles was repeated. Cases B.--Sloughing Of The Corner In The Collapse Ov Scarlet Fever. Five boys of one family had scarlet fever during the autumn of last year, when it was so generally fatal. Two lost their sight by sloughing of the corneae, within a week of their seizure. Of these, one died; the other was brought to me some time afterwards, with the globe sunk, and without the least perception of light. Of the three others, in whom the eyes were not affected, one died, the other two recovered. There was no previous debility discoverable in these cases to account for this unusual destruction of the corneae. Case C.--Central Ulcer Of The Cokneje--Healing Slowly, Without The Development Of Vessels. A boy, oat. 7, of rather feeble health, had slight ophthalmia, with a small speck, for which the ordinary treatment was adopted, but without good result, and after four months, a small central ulcer was found on the cornea, attended with much lacrymation and intolerance of light. It was carefully treated with nitrate of silver, alteratives, sedatives, and tonics, but at the end of a month remained without action, deep, clear, and without vessels. Bark and steel were freely administered and agreed well, and under their use an almost imperceptibly slow improvement took place, until, in about three mouths, the health was completely restored and ...
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