. Diseases of the dog and their treatment. Dogs. DISEASES OF OPTIC NERVE AND RETINA. 371 After enucleation, tie cavity of the eye is washed out with an anti- septic fluid and the bleeding stopped by means of a tampon; it should be powdered with iodoform or sulphonal. MoUer advises to pack the orbit. Muscles of the left eye : a, superior; 6, external; c, inferior straight muscles of the eye; 1, eyeball; 2, orbital arch cut through. with absorbent cotton and stitch the eyelids. Dogs are not badly dis- figured by the loss of one eye, as the orbit becomes contracted and partially filled with granu
. Diseases of the dog and their treatment. Dogs. DISEASES OF OPTIC NERVE AND RETINA. 371 After enucleation, tie cavity of the eye is washed out with an anti- septic fluid and the bleeding stopped by means of a tampon; it should be powdered with iodoform or sulphonal. MoUer advises to pack the orbit. Muscles of the left eye : a, superior; 6, external; c, inferior straight muscles of the eye; 1, eyeball; 2, orbital arch cut through. with absorbent cotton and stitch the eyelids. Dogs are not badly dis- figured by the loss of one eye, as the orbit becomes contracted and partially filled with granulations. It is not advisable to use artificial eyes, as the animal generally rubs them out. (3) Dropsy of the Anterior Chamber (Glaucoma). MoUer has observed this a number of times in the dog. The anterior cham- ber is very much enlarged, hard, and tense, so much so that the eyelids cannot be closed. The bloodvessels of the conjunctiva and the sclerotic membrane are injected, the cornea more or less opaque, the pupil much contracted and greenish in color. The animal cannot see. On post-mortem of one casp Moller found total cataract and a partial luxation of the lens, liquefaction of the vitreous humor of the eye, swelling of the papilla, and injec- tion of the vessels of the retina. He was inclined to consider this condition as identical with glaucoma in man. A number of authors have seen similar conditions in dogs. (4) Diseases of the Optic Nerve and the Retina. These occur very frequently in the dog, and may be recognized at first by symptoms of what is known as " black cataract"—that is, impair- ment of visual power (amblyopia), or complete blindness (amau- rosis). Total blindness in the dog may be recognized by anyone,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Mu?ller, Georg Alfred, 18
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