Atlas and epitome of operative ophthalmology . a are turned inward and rub againstthe globe, is usually caused by small scars remaining afterhordeolum, diphtheria, burns, or operations on the innerside of the lid. 2. The best treatment consists in destroying the rootsof the cilia by electrolysis, as extraction of the mis-placed cilia brings but temporary relief from the condi-tion, which is often followed by corneal disease, or, atleast, corneal irritation, for the cilia grow again in a short 310 OPERATIONS ON THE EYE. time. Electrolysis is effected by means of a small sharpneedle fixed in a h
Atlas and epitome of operative ophthalmology . a are turned inward and rub againstthe globe, is usually caused by small scars remaining afterhordeolum, diphtheria, burns, or operations on the innerside of the lid. 2. The best treatment consists in destroying the rootsof the cilia by electrolysis, as extraction of the mis-placed cilia brings but temporary relief from the condi-tion, which is often followed by corneal disease, or, atleast, corneal irritation, for the cilia grow again in a short 310 OPERATIONS ON THE EYE. time. Electrolysis is effected by means of a small sharpneedle fixed in a holder, through which an electric currentof about 2 milliamperes from a constant battery of thenecessary number of elements is passed into the latter forms the negative pole; while the positivepole, an ordinary flat electrode, after having been wellmoistened, is applied to the patients temple or placed inhis hand. It is well to inject a little cocain solution sub-cutaneously at the affected area of the palpebral margin, ^vuuUuJj^ft,.
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