The practice of surgery : embracing minor surgery and the application of dressings, etc., etc., etc. . the cornea and canthus; raise the conjunctiva at the canthus by apair of forceps, and with the curved scissors divide it as well asthe cellular tissue beneath ; take then the blunt hook and pass itunder the tendon of the muscle, raise this on the hook and divide. it with the scissors; the moment the blunt hook is passed underthe tendon of the muscle, the double hook may be taken tendon being divided the operation is finished ; yet sometimesthe eye has still an inclination inwards, ev
The practice of surgery : embracing minor surgery and the application of dressings, etc., etc., etc. . the cornea and canthus; raise the conjunctiva at the canthus by apair of forceps, and with the curved scissors divide it as well asthe cellular tissue beneath ; take then the blunt hook and pass itunder the tendon of the muscle, raise this on the hook and divide. it with the scissors; the moment the blunt hook is passed underthe tendon of the muscle, the double hook may be taken tendon being divided the operation is finished ; yet sometimesthe eye has still an inclination inwards, even after the tendon hasbeen divided; this is owing to the intermuscular fascia. The blunthook must be placed under this fascia, which is to be divided tothe requisite extent, care being taken not to cut through too much,else there will be reversion of the eye. The operation finished, which occupies but two or three minutes, TUMOURS OF THE HEAD AND NECK. 109 the eye should be dressed with a piece of lint and bandage, tokeep out light and put the eye at rest. If inflammation threaten,it must be combated by appropriate means; but this seldom oc-curs. There is sometimes, after the operation, a small tumour orexuberant granulations which spring forth from the incision, occu-pying the corner of the eye; this -should be touched with nitrateof silver, and if neces
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