A treatise on the diseases of the eye . e portion de 1iris, pincee entre les levres de louverture de lacornee, satrophie et se perd peu-a-peu. Respecting treatment, he says, apres denombreux essais, je me suis apercu que toutce qui provoquait laugmentation de laphlegmasie etait nuisible,que Ton devait, sanssarretera cet epiphenomene, sattachera combattre les causes qui lui ont donne naissance,en un mot, quil ne fallait rien fairea la hernie de liris, quelle que soit la cause qui lui ait donne lieu, et que les effortsseuls de la nature, lorsquils netaint point contraries suffisaient pour la fai
A treatise on the diseases of the eye . e portion de 1iris, pincee entre les levres de louverture de lacornee, satrophie et se perd peu-a-peu. Respecting treatment, he says, apres denombreux essais, je me suis apercu que toutce qui provoquait laugmentation de laphlegmasie etait nuisible,que Ton devait, sanssarretera cet epiphenomene, sattachera combattre les causes qui lui ont donne naissance,en un mot, quil ne fallait rien fairea la hernie de liris, quelle que soit la cause qui lui ait donne lieu, et que les effortsseuls de la nature, lorsquils netaint point contraries suffisaient pour la faire dis-paraiire en quelques semaines ou en quelques mois, selon sa situation, son volume, etla gravite des causes qui lui ont donne naissance. Pour moi, une gnerison obtenue par le nitrate dargent fondu, est une guerison ob-tenue malgre 1emploi de ce caustique. La nature est si habile! Elle resiste avectant denergie a Taction des mauvais moyens.—Traite des Maladies des Yeux, torn, i.,p. 302—304. 422 AFFECTIONS OF THE IRIS. Fie. her right eye, towards the lower and outer portion, at about a line anda half, or two lines from its junction with the sclerotica. Some inflam-mation followed, which resisted the homely applications made and con-tinued when admitted in the hospital. The iris at this time protruded,forming a small dark tumor, and the iris was drawn towards the wound,rendering the pupil oval. The inflammation was first subdued by venesection, saline purgativesand the usual antiphlogistic treatment; and the prolapsed iris was then touched with nit. argent. Under this treat-ment, the prolapsed portion of the irisshrunk, and eventually the wound healed,and the patient was discharged cured, onthe 19th of December. There remained,however, permanent adhesion of the iris tothe cornea, at the seat of the wound, andthe pupil was irregular, (see fig. 61.) Hersight was, however, excellent, and the mo-tions of the iris, though limited, were notentirely destroyed.]Prolapsus ir
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