. A treatise on the diseases of the eye. ly than ifnone had been administered, as the operation is of so delicate a nature thatabsolute quietude of the eye is necessary. If sickness should supervene,the further steps of the operation must be delayed until this has passedaway. Let us now suppose that an outward iridectomy is to be performed uponthe right eye for the cure of glaucoma. If the operator is ambidextrous, hemay seat himself upon the couch or bed in front of the patient, and makethe incision with his left hand. If not, he should place himself behind thepatient. The eyelids having been
. A treatise on the diseases of the eye. ly than ifnone had been administered, as the operation is of so delicate a nature thatabsolute quietude of the eye is necessary. If sickness should supervene,the further steps of the operation must be delayed until this has passedaway. Let us now suppose that an outward iridectomy is to be performed uponthe right eye for the cure of glaucoma. If the operator is ambidextrous, hemay seat himself upon the couch or bed in front of the patient, and makethe incision with his left hand. If not, he should place himself behind thepatient. The eyelids having been opened to the desired extent by the stop-speculum, the operator should seize the conjunctiva near the inner side of thecornea with a pair of fixation-forceps, exactly opposite to the place wherethe incision is to be made. The straight iridectomy knife is then to be thrustinto the sclerotic, about half a line from the sclero-corneal conjunctiva(Fig. 121), and, the handle of the instrument being laid well back towards Fig. 121. Fis.
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