The Cleveland medical journal . nlybroke. Patient stated that she thought a foreign body struckher in the eye, as immediately following the accident she experi-enced acute pain in the eye and a trifling hemorrhage was ob-served by her mates. Dr. Sabin gave her a boric-acid solutionand assured her that nothing serious had happened. Next day,however, there were a marked circumcorneal injection and con-siderable pain. This continued in various degrees for a periodof two weeks, the doctor in the meantime giving her such reme-dies as would allay the pain temporarily. Two weeks after the injury I sa
The Cleveland medical journal . nlybroke. Patient stated that she thought a foreign body struckher in the eye, as immediately following the accident she experi-enced acute pain in the eye and a trifling hemorrhage was ob-served by her mates. Dr. Sabin gave her a boric-acid solutionand assured her that nothing serious had happened. Next day,however, there were a marked circumcorneal injection and con-siderable pain. This continued in various degrees for a periodof two weeks, the doctor in the meantime giving her such reme-dies as would allay the pain temporarily. Two weeks after the injury I saw her. A careful inspec-tion of the eye exhibited no condition that suggested the entranceof a foreign body, and an ophthalmoscopic examination showedno disturbance within the eye chambers. After a few days observation, the redness and pain subsid-ing, the girl was sent home; a week later she returned with theaforesaid symptoms greatly aggravated. In doubt as to thecausative factor, I requested Mr. J. W. Packard, of the Packard. Cross-section of magnet. The Sherman Magnet as described on page 551. Sherman—Magnet Applied to Ophthalmic Surgery 551 Lamp Company, to cause a thorough examination of the brokenmachine to be made. He reported that the point of a pin con-necting two upright rods was broken off, and, assuming thepossibility of it having penetrated the eye, the only positivemeans of determining its presence in the absence of ophthalmo-scopic evidence was by a magnet. The only available magnet was a small one devised byGruening. A thorough application of the magnet, however, failedto disclose any response, and the girl continued to suffer severepain at times, although no marked inflammatory reaction or im-pairment of vision obtained. Passing a blunt probe over the eye,under slight cocainization, I found at the point of the originalredness a sensitive area, and concluded that a foreign body mustbe lodged in the ciliary region. I consulted Mr. Hammer, General Manager of th
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