The principles and practice of ophthalmic medicine and surgery / by T. Wharton Jones.

  • Jones, Thomas Wharton, 1808-1891.
Date:
1847
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Credit: The principles and practice of ophthalmic medicine and surgery / by T. Wharton Jones. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University.

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    CONTENTS List of wood engravings Page xix Explanation of the flates ....... xxii INTRODUCTION. Peculiarities of ophthalmic medicine and surgery - - xxix History of ophthalmic medicine and surgery ... xxx Literature of ophthalmic medicine and surgery - xxxiii CHAPTER I. Section I.—OPHTHALMOSCOPY, OR EXPLORATION OF THE EYES, IN ORDER TO A DIAGNOSIS 17 subjective examination of the eyes - - - - 17 Pain, its seat and character - - - - - - -17 Intolerance of light, or photophobia - - - - - -17 State of vision - - - - - - - - -18 objective exploration of the eyes -v - - - IS Exploration of the eyebrows and orbital margins - - - - 19 Exploration of the eyelids and their tarsal border, including the state of the cilia and Meibomian apertures - - - - - 20 Exploration of the conjunctival surface of the eyelids, and of the pal- pebral sinuses - - - - - - - - -24 Exploration of the angles of the eye, and of the lachrymal organs, as regards their general stale - - - - - - -25 Examination of the direction and movements of the eyeballs - - 27 Examination of the front and interior of the eyeball - - - 27 Section II.—APPLICATION OF REMEDIES TO THE EYES OR THEIR NEIGHBOURHOOD, AND PERFORMANCE OF MINOR OPERATIONS ON THEM 40 Cold applications to the eyes ....... 40 Warm applications to the eyes ------- 41 Medicated vapours to the eyes ...... - 41 Collyria, §c. - - - - - - - - - -43 Potential cautery --.--....49 Local abstraction of blood .......49