Volume 2
A treatise on opthalmy : and those diseases which are induced by inflammations of the eyes : with new methods of cure / by Edward Moore Noble. Part the first[-second].
- Noble, Edward Moore
- Date:
- 1800-1801
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A treatise on opthalmy : and those diseases which are induced by inflammations of the eyes : with new methods of cure / by Edward Moore Noble. Part the first[-second]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by University of Bristol Library. The original may be consulted at University of Bristol Library.
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![[ 3 44 ] the action of the vefsels, its application for half a minute is sufficient. Cold water ought never to be applied to the eye at the commencement of an Opthal- my. When the pain is abated, an occa* sional use of cold water to produce reaction may be of service. When there is very little rednefs and no pain in the eye, the patient, probably, may like to bathe the eye in water; I would have him try both hot and cold, and adhere to that which gives him the most subsequent ease, though warm water will generally be found most pleasant. POULTICES. I do not believe poultices are much applied to the eyes in the present practice ; but, occasionally, they are, and deserve to be taken notice of.—I see no harm a cold poultice can' do, independent of its weight producing irritation, which is sometimes considerable, but when the eye has been in violent pain, I have, . more than once, known a /^ poultice, applied but for one c](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21439205_0002_0204.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
