Essays in ophthalmology / by George Edward Walker.

  • Walker, George Edward.
Date:
1879
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Credit: Essays in ophthalmology / by George Edward Walker. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the tension of it, and so procured both the quiescence of it and its recovery from the inflammation ; and then I induced it, after its recovery, by means of the smallest possible quantity of eserine, to contract, only occasionally, so as not to strain or tire itself, but just enough to allow of the escape of the superabundant aqueous humour, and then to rest quietly until its service was again required. Then, by means of the careful use of the 10 + spectacles, I ensured that it was no longer inefficiently aided in its task of producing near accom- modation. Finally, I say that it is only by using our reason, and intelligently appreciating each step of the process, that we can hope to cure such a confessedly formidable disease as Chronic Glaucoma.