. Electricity in diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat . , but decreased to20/33 in the left. The treatment was continued untilMarch 5ist, when R. E. = 20/33, L. E. = 20/33. 580 ELECTRICITY IN DISEASES OF THE EYE. Electricity was then prescribed. The direct current to the lids, with m. a. fortwenty minutes daily was given until May 1, whenvision stood: R. E. = 20/33, L. E. =: 20/20 — for ten minutes daily on the auto-con-densation couch was given coincidently. Both the general treatment on the couch and thedirect current to the eyes were continued until June7th, when the v
. Electricity in diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat . , but decreased to20/33 in the left. The treatment was continued untilMarch 5ist, when R. E. = 20/33, L. E. = 20/33. 580 ELECTRICITY IN DISEASES OF THE EYE. Electricity was then prescribed. The direct current to the lids, with m. a. fortwenty minutes daily was given until May 1, whenvision stood: R. E. = 20/33, L. E. =: 20/20 — for ten minutes daily on the auto-con-densation couch was given coincidently. Both the general treatment on the couch and thedirect current to the eyes were continued until June7th, when the vision in right eye was 20/25; in left,20/20. The left lens, under a dilated pupil, shows notrace of striae, as confirmed by Dr. Long. The righteye was not dilated for examination. Mrs. H. remarked that her health had not beenso good in years and that the pain in the eyes hadalmost completely disappeared. The sphygmographic tracings, before and aftertreatment are shown in Fig. 156 and corroborated thebenefit of the treatment by the Fig. 156.—Sphygmographic Tracings.—A. May 1st, 1912. 31st, 1912. SENILE CATARACT. Vision improved in one eye by the direct S. W., aged 82. When she consulted me, HYALITIS. 581 there were several striae in the right eye, with oneopaqne plaque in the lens and a few floating opaquebodies in the vitreous. The vision of the right eyewas 20/50. In the left lens there was one radiating line andan opaque plaque. Very numerous, small white discshaped bodies, probably phosphates, danced aboutin the vitreous, Synchysis. The vision of the lefteye was 10/100. I applied the direct current, m. a. to the lidsfor fifteen minutes daily. After twenty-five treatments, vision rose in theright eye to 20/40. In the left eye, the vision re-mained 10/100. The treatment was continued forsix weeks, when the vision in right eye dropped to20/50; the left remaining 10/100. July 3/12. At the close of another twenty-fiveclays tr
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