A treatise on the diseases of the eye . d, the lids of both eyesmust be closed, and kept in that state. The coverings necessary for thispurpose should be light. Sound eyes would be heated and rendered uneasyif thickly covered. A soft rag, doubled and wetted, may be placed overeach eye, and gently confined by the simplest bandage. This consists ofa stripe of linen doubled lengthways. The middle of it should be pinnedto the back of the night-cap; each end is then brought forward along thecorresponding side of the head, and obliquely across the eye and forehead;the two ends, after crossing on the
A treatise on the diseases of the eye . d, the lids of both eyesmust be closed, and kept in that state. The coverings necessary for thispurpose should be light. Sound eyes would be heated and rendered uneasyif thickly covered. A soft rag, doubled and wetted, may be placed overeach eye, and gently confined by the simplest bandage. This consists ofa stripe of linen doubled lengthways. The middle of it should be pinnedto the back of the night-cap; each end is then brought forward along thecorresponding side of the head, and obliquely across the eye and forehead;the two ends, after crossing on the forehead, being pinned to the sides ofthe cap. The patient may find it more comfortable to have the rags con-fined by a simple circular band carried across the forehead, so that thereshall be no pressure on the eyes. [A very convenient bandage, and the one we generally use, may bemade by sowing a couple of folds of soft linen to a strip of the same, orto a piece of tape ; see fig. 115. The band is to be tied around the head, Fig. and the folds of linen allowed to hang over the eyes. If desired, a thirdband of linen may be placed over the hanging folds of linen.]Nothing can be more objectionable than the method recommended byBeer, and followed by many German operators, of closing die lids bystripes of sticking-plaster carried from the forehead to the cheek. The application of bandage to the eye is not to be regarded as an essen-tial point of treatment; it is rather employed to keep the eve quiet, and toguard it from any slight accident. On this account gentle confinementduring the night is expedient; but the part may be left uncovered or with adamp rag over it, while the patient is awake. The rag may be moistenedoccasionally, if the patient should find it comfortable. If, however, theeye is cool and easy, this will not be necessary; nor should the applicationof cold in this way be persevered in, unless the patients feelings indicate 648 EXTRACTION OF THE CATARACT. its pro
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