. Babyhood . EXTERNAL SQUINT CURED. companied by a corresponding use of themuscles of the eye. The explanation of ex-actly how the use of the muscles is connect-ed with the over-exertion of the eye need notbe gone into here, since it would lead us todiscussions beyond the scope of this article. As a result of straining, then, the musclesare constantly being over-exerted. Everyorgan in the body will rebel in time againstan undue amount of work being forced upon. IN I ERNAL SQUINT. it, and will, if the strain be continued, soonsuffer in structure. So it is also with thesesmall ocular muscles. Wi
. Babyhood . EXTERNAL SQUINT CURED. companied by a corresponding use of themuscles of the eye. The explanation of ex-actly how the use of the muscles is connect-ed with the over-exertion of the eye need notbe gone into here, since it would lead us todiscussions beyond the scope of this article. As a result of straining, then, the musclesare constantly being over-exerted. Everyorgan in the body will rebel in time againstan undue amount of work being forced upon. IN I ERNAL SQUINT. it, and will, if the strain be continued, soonsuffer in structure. So it is also with thesesmall ocular muscles. With the strainingof the eyes they are made to contract un- BAB YHOOD. duly, and soon there follow changes in thestrength and integrity of the muscles; oneof them, unable to keep up with the extrawork, begins to fail and weaken; the oppo-site one, its antagonist, which moves theeyeball in the contrary direction to the fail-ing one, taking advantage of its opponent,constantly increases its power. Finally wehave one muscle very strongly developedand the other getting constantly weakerfrom disuse. The result of such unequal distribution willbe apparent The over-developed musclewill draw the eyeball towards its side, whilstthe weakened one will not have the powerto prevent it; hence the eyeball no longerlooks straight forward, but deviates inwardor outward, as the case may be. If it is themuscle which draws the eye inward thatbecomes over-developed at the exp
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