On the relative value of atropine and of mercury in the treatment of acute iritis / by T. Pridgin Teale, Junr.

  • Teale, T. Pridgin (Thomas Pridgin), 1831-1923.
Date:
[cbetween 1800 and 1899?]
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Credit: On the relative value of atropine and of mercury in the treatment of acute iritis / by T. Pridgin Teale, Junr. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Perfection of Sight.—Fifteen read No. 1 Jaeger, three (including the second eye of one case) read No. 2, two read No. 6, one could read No. 18. Perfection of Pupil.—Twelve recovered with a per- fectly active pupil free from adhesions, in five there were slight or single points of adhesions, in one there was closed pupil, and in two the condition of pupil is not recorded. Duration of Disease before Treatment.—In eight the disease had existed not more than a week before coming under my care, in four not more than two weeks, in six less than two months, in one three months, and in one three months and a half. Condition of Vision before Treatment.—In six cases vision was limited to perception of shadows ; in two it is described as dim; in two the patient could not read Jaeger No. 20 ; in three the patient read No. 20 ; in two No. 16 ; in three No. 4 ; in two the condition of vision is not recorded. Disappearance of Mercunal Effects.—In all the cases although no special note is made on this point, the constitutional effects of the mercury passed off in a day or two, and in none do I recollect to have met with any injurious effect whatever which could be traced to the use of mercury. Relapse of Iritis.—In one case only have I any record of a relapse, and this relapse disappeared rapidly under atropine alone. This fact tends to confii-m Grafe's assertion that the principal cause of recurrence of iiitis is the existence of synechias, in other words when nitis is cured with a pupil free from adhesions it seldom evinces a tendency to reciu. Mode of using Atropine and Mercury in Iritis.— Use of Atropine.—On first seeing a case of ii'itis whatever its degree, I order atropine, of the strength of two grains to the ounce, to be dropped into the eye six times, at inter- vals of five minutes in the morning, and six times also in the evening. On the following day, if the pain is lessened