Cataract in the Madras presidency Southern India : with a tabular statement of five hundred cases / by T. H. Pope.

  • Pope, Thomas H. (Thomas Henry)
Date:
1896
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Credit: Cataract in the Madras presidency Southern India : with a tabular statement of five hundred cases / by T. H. Pope. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    lO of his vision, tests the condition of his urine, and records these different facts. The next morning he is seen again by the superintendent, who verifies the facts recorded by the assistant- surgeon. Both eyes are then thoroughly cleansed with a satu- rated sohition of boric acid morning and evening, and a drop or two of the solution of atropine sulphate, 4 grains to the ounce, dropped into the affected eye, which is now bandaged. This same treatment is carried on daily till the coming Saturday, when all operations for extraction of the lens are performed. On the morning of the day of operation the cleansing with the boric lotion is carried out as usual, and the bandage removed. Atropine solution is also dropped in, and shortly before the operation a solution of hydrochlorate of cocaine in distilled water (4°/^ strength) is instilled three times in succession at intervals of three or four minutes into the eye. The cornea is now perfectly anaesthetized, and the patient ready for operation. As a rule there are twenty to thirty patients, and often more, all ready every Saturday morning. In the operating theatre there are two tables utilized for operation. The following dressings, lotions, and appliances are prepared beforehand:— 1. Pledgets of absorbent cotton-wool. 2. Small strips of lint made into small pads to fit over the lids. 3. Bandages 2I inches to 3 inches wide (vide figure), of suit- able length, with a slit for the nose {n), and three tails at each end. The middle tails {b and b-^) are tied behind the head; the upper and lower {a^, c^, a, c) are tied together with one knot on either side of the head, and then the ends tied to the correspond- ing ones over the head and under the chin.