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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Credit: 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. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    by allowing a drop of it to fall between the eyelids, once or twice daily. It increases at first the pain and lachrymation of the eyes, and augments the number of blood-vessels when they can be seen, but these effects are soon fol- lowed by decided relief. In severe inflamma- tions of the eyes, when as yet no evacuations of blood have been premised, this medicine proves injurious, and increases the inflamma- tion. Astringent applications can now for the first time be applied, when a sufficient anti-phlogis- tic treatment has been used, and a local debility of the vessels of the eye has commenced. They may consist either of eye-waters or salves. If the inflammation become chronic, a de- coction of willow bark, with or without some drops of Laud, liquid. Syd. is often of real ser- vice. The inflammations of this stage often yield to the use of an eye-water composed of Plumb. Acet. Aqua Distill, seu Rosarum, with some