Volume 1

A manual of the diseases of the human eye : intended for surgeons commencing practice, from the best national and foreign works, and in particular those of / Professor Beer ; with the observations of the editor, Charles H. Wheeler, translated from the original German work, and illustrated with cases and observations by George C. Monteath.

  • Beer, Georg Josef, 1763-1821.
Date:
1821
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    they commonly occur very suddenly, are from the commencement accompanied with fever, and usually run their course very quickly and severely.—Also, in inflammatory fevers, inflam- mation may extend to the eye, and induce an ophthalmia, which, as in the former case, runs its course with rapidity and severity, and must be generally treated in the same way as the inflammatory fever. Pure inflammation can affect every structure of the eye, can show itself, accordingly, in all the forms to be mentioned, and actually does so frequently; it will be treated of according as the sclerotica, cornea, or retina, &c. may be the point of origin, under the names Sclerotitis, Keratitis, &c. Even during the extension of the inflammation beyond these parts, it is usual to retain these names till a certain period, which will be more minutely determined during the treat- ment of the individual forms of inflammation.