A treatise on the diseases of the eye : as they appear in Hindustan / by Thomas A. Wise.

  • Wise, T. (Thomas), 1801-1889
Date:
1847
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Credit: A treatise on the diseases of the eye : as they appear in Hindustan / by Thomas A. Wise. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the body, unless this state is proved by other evident causes. In most cases the increase to the vitrious humour is caused by a local cause, most commonly of an inflammatory nature. In such cases bleeding, general and local, calomel and opium to affect quickly the system, aperient medicines, with digitalis, blisters, setons, and stimulating and mercurial frictions, and rusout over the eyebrow, &c. are to be immediately employed. To the eye, fomentations, the vapour of water with opium, and warm dry flannel rubbed over with camphor, or other such aromatic substances. When the disease is far advanced and the tension severe, the vitrious humour may be punctured, and a portion of the humour evacuated. This may be repeated so as to keep the eyeball flaccid. A secretion of fluid has been found by Mr. Ware, and Mr. Walker, between the choroid coat and retina, or between the sclerotica and choroid tissues, 2. Simple Fungous of the Eye. After ophthalmia a fleshy substance may arise from the sclero- tic coat, from the orbiculars ciliaris, or from the cornea. In other cases the tumour arises from the iris, and produces an absorption of the cornea. These tumours sometimes take the malignant appearance. They often gradually disappear, and this is has- tened by the employment of local bleeding, and the other parts of the antiphlogistic regimen. 3. Fungous Hcematodes of the Eye. The malignant fungous usually occurs before the twelth year, although it is occasionally seen in all ages. At the com- mencement of the disease the pupil may be observed to exhibit