Ocular therapeutics for physicians and students / by F.W. Max Ohlemann ; translated and edited by Charles A. Oliver.

  • Ohlemann, F. W. Max.
Date:
1899
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    4. If inflammation is absent because the condition has become chronic or because it has been devoid of inflammatory phenomena, or if there is no secre- tion, then, especially in diffuse trachoma, the copper stick should be used daily. After this is done, some authorities advise the employment of cold com- presses. On the contrary, others do not use them because they have found that the pain seemed to be aggravated by their employment. 167. R. Cupri sulphatis o|5 gm. (gr. viiss) Aqu£e destillatse, Glycerini, ää loto gm. (fgiiss). Misce et fiat in collyrium. Signa.—Eye-drops. 168. R. Cupri sulphatis, opS-ollS gm. (gr. y'g ad ij) Vaselini SP g™- (3iX)• Misce et fiat in unguentum. Signa.—Eye-ointment. ^ 5. If the phenomena become milder and the secre- tion ceases, and at the same time if the conjunctiva is paler and dryer, the alum stick with moist warmth is indicated. 6. Should the cornea participate (pannus keratitis), moist warmth, with atropine, should be used. Should the condition be mild and the corneal tissue but slightly hazed, the copper stick should be continued. ^ The following formula by Hirschberg may be used in the place of for- mula 168: li. Cupri sulphatis, 25 gm. (gr. iij) Cocainse hydrochloratis, . . . ää . o Unguenli glycerini, 100 gm. (^iiss). Misce et fiat in unguentum. Signa.—Eye-ointment. 13