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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Credit: Ocular therapeutics for physicians and students / by F.W. Max Ohlemann ; translated and edited by Charles A. Oliver. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Strength phenol solutions. The sutures should not be made so as to pass through the sclera, as they are apt to wrinkle this membrane, but should be carried only in to the conjunctiva. After this is done, iodoform should be dusted-on the surface and a pressure-bandage, which is to be changed twice a day, is to be apphed. The eye should not be dis- turbed for a few days' time. CHAPTER X. TREATMENT OF DISEASES OF THE SCLERA. I. EPISCLERITIS. The site of this affection (also scleritis) is usually in the superficial layers or between the sclera and the conjunctiva. At times, circumscribed swellings that bear a close resemblance to phlyctenulae, make their appearance. In simple cases of scleritis, while the prognosis is good despite the l©ng duration of the disease and repeated exacerbations (scleritis migrans), the ter- mination is less favorable in cases that are compli- cated with keratitis or iritis, since synechiae, opacities of the vitreous, and increased intraocular tension are apt to ensue. The most frequent causes of the con- dition are rheumatism, cold, gout, tuberculosis, and syphilis. Treatment is primarily causal. In cases