A manual of the diseases of the eye, or, treatise on ophthalmology / revised and enlarged by H. Houston.

  • Littell, S (Squier), 1803-1886.
Date:
1840
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A manual of the diseases of the eye, or, treatise on ophthalmology / revised and enlarged by H. Houston. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    DISEASES OF THE EYE. DISEASES OP THE ORBIT. INFLAMMATION OP THE ORBIT. Inflammation of the orbit may originate either in the cellular membrane, in the periosteum, or in the bones which contribute to the formation of that cavity, and exhibits the morbid terminations peculiar to the several tissues in which it is seated,—suppuration, thickening, exostosis, caries, &c.; with a single exception, however, it will be quite unnecessary to enter into any detail on these subjects, since they can only be treated on the general principles applicable to similar affections in other parts of the body, and derive their importance from the proximity of the brain, rather than from their influence on the organ of vision. diseases op the orbit. [Inflammation of the cellular tissue of the orbit rarely attacks persons in good health, unless when produced by mechanical violence; but is most frequently met with in scrofulous infants, in whom it generally appears without any evident cause. In some cases it is the consequence or B