Ophthalmic memoranda respecting those diseases of the eye which are more frequently met with in practice / by John Foote.

  • Foote, John, F.R.C.S.
Date:
1848
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Credit: Ophthalmic memoranda respecting those diseases of the eye which are more frequently met with in practice / by John Foote. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    men. 3ij. ; Hydrarg. ammonio-chloridi 3j. ; Adipis ?ss. Misce, et fiat unguent. (Janin.) ft Zinc, sulph. gr. xvj. ; Hy- drarg. binoxidi gr. viij. ; Adipis prsep. |ij. Misce, et fiat unguent. (Dupuytren.) ft Butyri recentis insuls. 5ss.; Cupri sulph. gr. x. ; Camphorae gr. iv. ; Tutiae praep. gr. vj. Misce exactissime, et fiat unguent. TRICHIASIS. DYSTRICHIASIS. The former of these diseases, inversion of the eyelashes, a not unfrequent conse- quence of ophthalmia tarsi, is a source of great annoyance, the irregular curve of the cilia causing irritation of the conjunc- tiva, lacrymation, and even inflammation, with muddiness of the cornea. Dystri- chiasis, or misplacing of the eyelashes, the irregular ones being inverted, will pro- duce a similar train of symptoms. When the complaint has not existed for a length of time, extraction of the inverted or mis- placed cilia will be sufficient to remove the irritation, but the operation requires