Treatment. — This should be much the same as recom-
mended for rheumatic ophthalmia, with this exception — instead
of the iodide of potassium mixture, recommended for that
disorder, the following will be found more useful in this case:
Sulphate of quinine, i6 grains; dilute sulphuric acid, i
drachm; syrup of orange peel, i ounce; water to make 8
ounces. Mix. Two tablespoonfuls should be taken three
times a day.
Inflammation of the Iris, or Colored Band Round
the Pupil of the Eye. — The iris is a muscle, and is largely
supplied with blood by numbers of minute vessels, and there-
fore very liable to inflammation. The forms of inflammation
which attack the iris may by divided into two kinds, ist, that
from which arises after injuries, over-exertion of tlie eyes,
cold, and other common causes of inflammation. This is
called Idiopathic Iritis. 2nd, those forms which are caused by
the poison of constitutional diseases. This is called Specific
Iritis.
Symptoms. — The symptoms b'" o. diopathic and specific
iritis are mainly tlvj same, with exception — the symptoms
of the latter kind show themselves rather more slowly than
those of the former. There is a change of color in the iris
itself, causing it to lose its brilliant ^rpearance; it becomes
muddy, or acquires a tint which is f rr^ ;d by the mixture of
red with the original color. There is loss of power of motion,
whereby the sharp outline forming the pupil is destroyed and
becomes irregular. The substance of the iris is swollen, there
appear little brown lumps or nodules on the surface of it,
and these sometimes increase in size, so much as to block up
the pupil. There is severe pain all ound th^ ball of the eye,
i
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affecting the cheek and temple. This pain becomes worse at
night.
Treatment. — Idiopathic iritis: Three or four leeches
should be applied to the temple; the light should be carefully
excluded by means of a shade covering the eye; perfect rest
of the eye is important. The patient should take for some
little time a low diet of broth, bread, and gruel, or barley
water.
The eyebrow should be painted with extract or ointment
of belladonna.
One of the following pills should be taken every six hours
by adults: Calomel, 3 grains; powdered opium, 3 grains;
confection of roses, a sufficient quantity to make a small mass,
to be divided into six pills. The effect of these pills on the
gums should be carefully watched.
Dislocations. — The difference between dislocations and
fractures is that in fracture the bone is broken, while in dis-
location it is, as a consequence of some violence, forced from
its connection with the neighboring bones. As we speak of
compound fractures, or those which are accompanied by a
woundj simple fractures, or those in which there is no wound
of the skin, so in dislocations, these may be either simple or
compound.
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Treatment. — This should be much the same as recommended for rheumatic ophthalmia, with this exception — instead of the iodide of potassium mixture, recommended for that disorder, the following will be found more useful in this case: Sulphate of quinine, i6 grains; dilute sulphuric acid, i drachm; syrup of orange peel, i ounce; water to make 8 ounces. Mix. Two tablespoonfuls should be taken three times a day.
Inflammation of the Iris, or Colored Band Round the Pupil of the Eye. — The iris is a muscle, and is largely supplied with blood by numbers of minute vessels, and therefore very liable to inflammation. The forms of inflammation which attack the iris may be divided into two kinds, ist, that from which arises after injuries, over-exertion of the eyes, cold, and other common causes of inflammation. This is called Idiopathic Iritis. 2nd, those forms which are caused by the poison of constitutional diseases. This is called Specific Iritis.
Symptoms. —The symptoms of idiopathic and specific iritis are mainly tlvj same, with exception — the symptoms
of the latter kind show themselves rather more slowly than those of the former. There is a change of color in the iris itself, causing it to lose its brilliant appearance; it becomes muddy, or acquires a tint which is formed by the mixture of red with the original color. There is loss of power of motion, whereby the sharp outline forming the pupil is destroyed and becomes irregular. The substance of the iris is swollen, there appear little brown lumps or nodules on the surface of it, and these sometimes increase in size, so much as to block up the pupil. There is severe pain all around the ball of the eye,
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affecting the cheek and temple. This pain becomes worse at night.
Treatment. — Idiopathic iritis: Three or four leeches should be applied to the temple; the light should be carefully excluded by means of a shade covering the eye; perfect rest of the eye is important. The patient should take for some little time a low diet of broth, bread, and gruel, or barley water.
The eyebrow should be painted with extract or ointment of belladonna.
One of the following pills should be taken every six hours by adults: Calomel, 3 grains; powdered opium, 3 grains; confection of roses, a sufficient quantity to make a small mass, to be divided into six pills. The effect of these pills on the gums should be carefully watched.
Dislocations. — The difference between dislocations and fractures is that in fracture the bone is broken, while in dislocation it is, as a consequence of some violence, forced from its connection with the neighboring bones. As we speak of compound fractures, or those which are accompanied by a woundj simple fractures, or those in which there is no wound of the skin, so in dislocations, these may be either simple or compound.