This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 edition. Excerpt: ...scraped. It has already been said, however, that in the majority of hospital patients in Egypt the fornical conjunctiva is found to be already cicatrized as the result of previous gonococcal conjunctivitis. Graddy s forceps are then applied to the everted conjunctiva; the blades should not be ...
Read More
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 edition. Excerpt: ...scraped. It has already been said, however, that in the majority of hospital patients in Egypt the fornical conjunctiva is found to be already cicatrized as the result of previous gonococcal conjunctivitis. Graddy s forceps are then applied to the everted conjunctiva; the blades should not be approximated with too much force before they are withdrawn, carrying in front of their concavity the gelatinous contents of the follicles which are ruptured by the passage of the instrument. If too much force is used the conjunctiva will be lacerated. The lower lids should then be scraped in the same way with the spoon. Graddy s forceps are not applicable to the lower lid unless the conjunctiva is loose. Perchloride of mercury solution 1 per cent. is then applied to the bleeding conjunctiva by means of a small piece of cotton wool on the end of a glass rod. If the operation or the application has been too vigorous some necrosis of the conjunctiva will be found on the next day, shown by the presence of a membrane covering the whitened conjunctiva; if this occurs the subsequent use of escharotics should be deferred until the membrane has disappeared. In ordinary cases the perchloride of mercury should be applied once daily, and improvement should be noted at the end of aweek, and at the end of a fortnight the commencement of the change into trachoma III should be observed. At the end of a month a network of cicatricial lines should be seen. This improvement is usually permanent, although in the absence of further treatment, relapse is liable to occur with a re-development of follicles. This treatment may be supplemented by the use of zinc drops, and boracic ointment for anointing the edges of the lids. After 15 or 30 days use of perchloride...
Read Less
Add this copy of Trachoma and Its Complications in Egypt to cart. $87.83, good condition, Sold by UHR Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hollis Center, ME, UNITED STATES, published 1913 by Cambridge at the University Press.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Good. No Jacket. Book Rare REVIEW COPY. Moderate edgewear, particularly of leather spine, slight dampstaining of endpapers at the hinges front and rear, binding is tight and pages clean. Author was MD from Cambridge and FRCS. Also, Director of the Ophthalmic Hospitals, Egypt. 74 pages, plus 2 pages of publisher ads. A rare and collectible volume in the history of medicine, public health, epidemiology, infectious diseases and tropical medicine in Egypt/Africa.