Eye injuries and their treatment / by A. Maitland Ramsay.

  • Ramsay, A. Maitland (Andrew Maitland), 1859-1946.
Date:
1907
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Licence: In copyright

Credit: Eye injuries and their treatment / by A. Maitland Ramsay. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    8. Protargol Solution. 9 Protargol, gr. iv to xx Aquae Destillatae, 3ij Solve. Note.—Protargol is a combination of silver with protein, containing 8.3 per cent, of silver. It is a powerful germicide, and penetrates more deeply into the tissues than nitrate of silver. It causes slight discomfort when instilled into the eye. It is very useful in ophthalmia neonatorum, blennorhoea of the tear sac, sloughy ulcer of the cornea, and obstinate ophthalmia tarsi. 9. Pyoktanin Solution. ^ “ Methylene Violet,” - - - - gr. iv Spiritfis Rectificati, tn. xxx Aquae Destillatae, ad 3ii Solve. Note.—Used in ulceration of the cornea and as an antiseptic in injuries of the eyeball. Should be freshly prepared and kept in a dark bottle, as it is decomposed by light. 10. Silver Nitrate Solution. Argenti Nitratis, gr. iiss Aquae Destillatae, 3ij Solve. Note.—Used to paint the everted eyelids in conjunctivitis with discharge. Any excess must be washed away with a solution of table salt and water. The solution should be applied thoroughly with a brush to the palp)ebral conjunctiva and the retrotarsal folds, the frequency of the applications depending upon the amount of the discharge. If possible, nitrate of silver should not be used shortly before going to bed, as the pain to which it gives rise may interfere with sleep. Solutions containing nitrate of silver ought to be kept in actinic bottles. Nitrate of silver should not be employed continuously over a long period of time, since it produces a discoloration of the conjunctiva (Ar^rosis), due to a deposit of oxide in its substance. 11. Silver Nitrate and Atropine Solution. ^ Argenti Nitratis, gr- ii Liquoris Atropinae Sulphatis B.P., - • 3j Aquae Destillatae, ad 3ij Solve. JVote.—Used to subdue pain and promote the healing of corneal ulcers accom panied by muco-purulent or purulent discharge from the conjunctiva.