The Medical and surgical reporter . a gas lampwith a Goddard burner, with a light blue chimney,made by Cornelius & Co. The best arrangementthat I have seen for illumination is that at theRoyal London Ophthalmic Hospital, is an Argand burner with very fine apertures,and has a piece of fine wire gauze fitted to thebottom, which subdivides the draught into a greatnumber of small currents, which makes it veryuniform. A short glass chimney, tinted blue, ispreferable ; a tall one produces too rapid a burner is fitted to a double jointed arm whichcan be raised or lowered and
The Medical and surgical reporter . a gas lampwith a Goddard burner, with a light blue chimney,made by Cornelius & Co. The best arrangementthat I have seen for illumination is that at theRoyal London Ophthalmic Hospital, is an Argand burner with very fine apertures,and has a piece of fine wire gauze fitted to thebottom, which subdivides the draught into a greatnumber of small currents, which makes it veryuniform. A short glass chimney, tinted blue, ispreferable ; a tall one produces too rapid a burner is fitted to a double jointed arm whichcan be raised or lowered and moved from side toside. The eye of the patient must, be screenedfrom the direct rays by a small blackened tinshield fixed to the burner. If the pupil of the patient is dilated or very di-latable, no artificial means need be employed toproduce it, but if a very thorough examination isrequired and the patient is past middle age, moreespecially if the examination is behind the iris,belladonna or its salts must be resorted to
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