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. 1907 Excerpt: ...of atropin should be instilled into the conjunctival sac and repeated sufficiently often to paralyze the accommodation and to keep the pupil dilated. This may be aided or still further increased by adding to the atropin solution one or two per cent of hydrochlorate of cocain. Atropin not only dilates the pupil and ...
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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. 1907 Excerpt: ...of atropin should be instilled into the conjunctival sac and repeated sufficiently often to paralyze the accommodation and to keep the pupil dilated. This may be aided or still further increased by adding to the atropin solution one or two per cent of hydrochlorate of cocain. Atropin not only dilates the pupil and prevents dangerous adhesions to the lens, but it also relieves the congestion of the vessels both of the ciliary body and iris. It also applies the principle of the "rest cure" to the inflamed eye by paralyzing not only the ciliary muscle but the sphincter iridis. Smoked protective glasses (No. 2 London smoke) should also be worn to protect the eye from the light and to ward off wind and dust if the patient is allowed to go out. Hot applications (as hot as can be borne) should be applied every hour or two in the form of moist pads, or hot chamomile tea. Dry heat in the form of a Japanese "hot box" often gives more relief to the pain and vascular congestion than moist heat. Heurteloup's Artificial Leech. As before mentioned the pain of iritis is usually severe, and in addition to the remedies just mentioned others are often needed. A valuable adjunct is a five per cent solution of dionin. Five or six drops, instilled at intervals of a minute into the eye, produce a serous exudation and marked chemosis of the conjunctiva. This artificially produced swelling of the conjunctiva acts as a counter-irritant and gives great relief. When, towards night, the pains are severe and the pupil is slow in dilating, a blister (preferably cantharidal collodion) applied above the brow and to the temple, about noon so that full vesication is obtained about seven o'clock, frequently gives great relief. The effect of this application is to "ant...
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