The people's common sense medical adviser in plain English; or, medicine simplified / by R.V. Pierce.

  • Pierce, R. V. (Ray Vaughn), 1840-1914.
Date:
1891
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    prescribed constitutional treatment to cure the syphilis. Atropia was applied locally, together with fomentations. At the end of a month, there was a decided improvement, and, in two months, all traces of iritis had vanished, and after further treatment for syphilis, he was completely restored to health. CLOSURE OF THE PUPIL. (Atresia Pupillaris.) Closure of the pupil is characterized by a total loss of sight, and is the result of inflammation of the iris. Treatment. If there be any constitutional derangement, it should be rectified by remedies suited to the case. In this disease, solutions and lotions applied to the eye are of no benefit, and surgery promises the only relief. If the disease does not extend behind the iris, the sight may be speedily restored by the surgical operation termed iridectomy. (Fig. 205.) It is needless to add that such a delicate opera- tion requires a perfect knowledge of the anatomy of the eye, as well as famil- iarity with the proper in- strument with which to perform it. The Eye Department of the Invalids' Hotel is furnished with all the surgical instruments required for operations upon the eye, and at its head is a com- petent surgeon prepared to skillfully treat this class of diseases. GLAUCOMA. From the earliest history of medicine, great differences of opinion have prevailed with regard to the pathology of this dis- ease. Formerly, the term glaucoma was indiscriminately applied to all diseases affecting that part of the eye behind the pupil. Some regarded it as an inflammatory affection of the iris and choroid, others thought that it was a disease of the retina, or vitreous humor, while others again claimed it to be due to some Iridectomy.