Transactions . sive, commencing with spasm of accommoda-tion and going on, through a state of congestion and irritation,to the structural change characteristic of this error of refraction. That the paralysis of the accommodation by means of atro-pine, persisted in during a period of several weeks, and fur-thered by rest of the eyes, shaded glasses, and, in extremelyaggravated cases, by local blood-letting, offers a reasonableprospect of preventing the progress of the myopia, in some instances of lessening its amount, and, in occasional recent andslight cases, of removing it 146 T
Transactions . sive, commencing with spasm of accommoda-tion and going on, through a state of congestion and irritation,to the structural change characteristic of this error of refraction. That the paralysis of the accommodation by means of atro-pine, persisted in during a period of several weeks, and fur-thered by rest of the eyes, shaded glasses, and, in extremelyaggravated cases, by local blood-letting, offers a reasonableprospect of preventing the progress of the myopia, in some instances of lessening its amount, and, in occasional recent andslight cases, of removing it 146 That in cases of progressive myopia it is reasonable to ex-pect positive results from an annual course of treatment similarto the above, carried on during those years which experiencehas shown to be most favorable to the advance of the myopia,thus enabling the patient to tide over a critical period. It isperhaps in its prophylactic action that the most importance is tobe attributed to the atropine treatment. Miss P. K all myopic till within a few through difficulty experienced in 3f this eye was rapidly increasing,en only 1-30 m January, 186G. Ineye M 1-14 stationary. Master j was first seen in February, was then 1-16. In December ofvear it was 1-14. Mr. F. samined in each. Small staphy- Mr. G. R light scleral atrophy about eachranee. The progress of the myopiait first brought to a standstill. Upcommencement of the treatment, in1870, it had steadily increased,ieen only 1-6^ in October, 1866. SAME. Age. AcatenesB ofVision. OriginalMyopia. Treated by Atropine. ImmediateResalt. PrimaryImprovement Intervalbetween Treatmentand Second Examination Refractionthenround. FinalImprovement BEMAKKS. E 47 n A 90 days E A- 9 years MA STC Never at all myopic till within a few it through difficulty experienced inahooting. L u A 76 days E A 9 years E- A Miss P. K 20 n 1 56 days M^ A- 8 years Mi A Myopia of this eye waa rapidly increasinjf,
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