The hydropathic encyclopedia: a system of hydropathy and hygiene .. . .—This is one of the operations fcr curing blindness caused by cataract. The diseaso con-sists in an opacity of the crys-talline lens, or its ca|>sule, orboth. The eye presents verydifferent appearances in different forms of the 275 represents a hardcataract; it has a radiated ap-pearance, with an amber-colored center and gray circumference. Fig. 27G shows thnappearance of the eye whenthe lens is in a soft pulpy orcreamy state. Liston says,the darker the color, theharder the cataract. Opacity in the anterior
The hydropathic encyclopedia: a system of hydropathy and hygiene .. . .—This is one of the operations fcr curing blindness caused by cataract. The diseaso con-sists in an opacity of the crys-talline lens, or its ca|>sule, orboth. The eye presents verydifferent appearances in different forms of the 275 represents a hardcataract; it has a radiated ap-pearance, with an amber-colored center and gray circumference. Fig. 27G shows thnappearance of the eye whenthe lens is in a soft pulpy orcreamy state. Liston says,the darker the color, theharder the cataract. Opacity in the anterior partof the capsule is usually indi-cated by a whitish spot in theceuter of the pupil, with adark blue circle around it;and when the opacity is inthe posterior portion, it ap-pears concave, striated, andyellowish, and at a distancebehind the iris, fig. 277. Inthe majority of cases, how-ever, the affection is of a mix-ed character. For a day or two bflforeoperating, surgeons usuallykeep the pupil dilated by thefrequent application of somoBtrong narcotic to the lidf. SOFT LENTICULAR 277.
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