Causes of blindness in India : treatment and cure, &c / by G.C. Hall.

  • Hall, Geoffry C.
Date:
1881
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Credit: Causes of blindness in India : treatment and cure, &c / by G.C. Hall. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    will probably destroy the eye. The iris stands cutting well, but not tearing. In opening the cap- sule mind the point of the instrument is turned in- wards, or you Avill scratch the cornea and have obscure \ision as a i-esult, opacity often following. The manipulation required for extracting the lens requires care, and it is only by practice that it is done skilfully. Seem to press, and yet not to press, downwards and inwards : seem to coax it out as it were. Now comes one of the great points which my friend the operator above referred to insists on (I never saw one bad case of his in six months): this is to thoroughly cleanse the chamber and lips of the incision by gentle pressure over the cornea, passing the scoop gently from below upwards outside. Be very careful in pressing on the cornea that it is in a moist condition, as it often gets dry in a very short time from expo- sure, and specially in the hot weather. To remedy this, bring up a little fluid blood, which is found at the lower lid, and wet it, or you will scrape the epithelium oft' and damage the eye. Little pieces of soft matter are squeezed out ; these are cleared away from the lips of the incision, all 2