Eye injuries and their treatment . f an ironmoulder, forty-two years of age, who, in1904, was severely burnt by molten metal, both ocular and palpebral con-junctiva being extensively destroyed. The conjunctival sac was thoroughlycleansed, and some pieces of metal were removed from beneath the uppereyelid ; while pain was subdued by instillations of chloretone oil andsubcutaneous injections of morphia. When the slough separated therewas a deep ulcer involving the lower half of the cornea, and as thishealed the lower lid became extensively adherent to the globe. Abovethe symblepharon was a piece
Eye injuries and their treatment . f an ironmoulder, forty-two years of age, who, in1904, was severely burnt by molten metal, both ocular and palpebral con-junctiva being extensively destroyed. The conjunctival sac was thoroughlycleansed, and some pieces of metal were removed from beneath the uppereyelid ; while pain was subdued by instillations of chloretone oil andsubcutaneous injections of morphia. When the slough separated therewas a deep ulcer involving the lower half of the cornea, and as thishealed the lower lid became extensively adherent to the globe. Abovethe symblepharon was a piece of transparent cornea. For many monthsthere was purulent discharge, which was controlled by painting the lidswith two per cent, nitrate of silver solution. When cicatrisation was atlength complete, almost seventeen months after the accident, the symble-pharon was carefully dissected from the cornea and sclera, the lid freeddown to the retrotarsal fold, and the raw surface covered by a flap ofmucous membrane from the lip. PLATE IV.
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