. Electricity : its medical and surgical applications, including radiotherapy and phototherapy . autery puncture of the eyelids, either on conjunctival or skin surface. Ziegler^ uses, in the treatment of either ectropion or entropion due tovarious causes, the galvanocautery (p. 48). A row of deep puncturesare made with a pointed cautery tip (Fig. 283), about 4 millimetersfrom the margin of the lid and separated from each other by an equalinterval The punctures should be made on the side we wish the con-traction to take place, viz., the conjunctival side in ectropion, the skinside in entropion.
. Electricity : its medical and surgical applications, including radiotherapy and phototherapy . autery puncture of the eyelids, either on conjunctival or skin surface. Ziegler^ uses, in the treatment of either ectropion or entropion due tovarious causes, the galvanocautery (p. 48). A row of deep puncturesare made with a pointed cautery tip (Fig. 283), about 4 millimetersfrom the margin of the lid and separated from each other by an equalinterval The punctures should be made on the side we wish the con-traction to take place, viz., the conjunctival side in ectropion, the skinside in entropion. If necessary, the operation can be repeated in fromone to two weeks. During the operation, the lids should be held by aclamp (Fig. 284), as shown in Figs. 285 and 286. Afterward ice padsshould be constantly applied for a few days until the swelling subsides. Journal of the American Medical Association, July 17, 1909, p. 183. 334 DISEASES OF THE EYE Diseases of the Lacrymal Apparatus.—Strictures of the canaliculusand duct may be treated advantageously with electrolysis. The lacry- FiG. 285. Lid clamp adjusted to case of ectropion, showing row of galvanocautery punctures on conjunctiva surface. (Ziegler.) Fig. i:S6
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