A hand-book of surgery: with fifty illustrations . perture at the inner cornerof the eye, the result of a burstingof an abscess caused \j inflammation of the sac is tobe treated by leeches and cold ap-plications. If suppuration cannotbe obviated, the tumour is to beopened as soon as it has becomesoft and fluctuating. The openingshould be made parallel to themargin of the orbit, and below thetendon of the orbicularis. Thesac should then be fomented andthoroughly cleansed, and after afew days, should any doubt existwith reference to the perviousness of the tubes aud sac, an explt
A hand-book of surgery: with fifty illustrations . perture at the inner cornerof the eye, the result of a burstingof an abscess caused \j inflammation of the sac is tobe treated by leeches and cold ap-plications. If suppuration cannotbe obviated, the tumour is to beopened as soon as it has becomesoft and fluctuating. The openingshould be made parallel to themargin of the orbit, and below thetendon of the orbicularis. Thesac should then be fomented andthoroughly cleansed, and after afew days, should any doubt existwith reference to the perviousness of the tubes aud sac, an expltion is to be made by probes. Should the obstruction be firm, theopening into the sac will remain fis-tulous, and then a style must be intro-duced. The object of the style is todilate the strictured portion of the form and size is represented in thecut. They are usually made of lead,silver, or gold, and sometimes of have thought best that thereshould be a groove on the style, orthat it should be hollow, but this is unnecessary;. Fiff. Fio;. 49. ^ for al- though the style may occupy the whole of the calibre of the 124 SURGERY. duct when first introduced^ the tears gradually widen it and flowreadily by the side of it. DISEASES OF THE CONJUNCTIVA. ACUTE CONJUNCTIVITIS. Spnj)toms.—Smarting, heat, stiffness, with a feeling as if dusthad got into the eye. Subsequently the secretion of mucus in-creases; which becomes puriform. The vessels of the conjunctivaare turgid and numerous, giving it a bright-red appearance. Thereis slight intolerance of light and increased flow of tears. Causes.—Cold or damp, bad condition of stomach, or local irrita-tion. Treatment.—A dose of calomel followed by a saline cathartic;leeches, cold applications, moderately dark room, and a solution ofnitrate of silver. The disease may become chronic; when blistersbehind the ear, and astringent applications to the eye will beuseful. PUHULENT CONJUNCTIVITIS. This, and Egyptian oplitliahnia^
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