. The refraction of the eye; including a complete treatise on ophthalmometry; . Fig. 34. On the second test the patient accepted the same glass as atfirst. Ordered : — + .50 D. cyl., ax. .60° right; cyL,ax. 120° left. Case XXI. Both of the shorter axes slant 15° to the tem-poral side of the vertical meridian., standing at 105° in the right ILLUSTRATIVE CASES 69 eye and at 75° in the left eye, —Hannah M., aged thirty, con-sulted me January 23, 1897. She complained that the eyelidsbecame red and swollen at times, and of frontal headaches andpains in the eyeballs. Her general health is go


. The refraction of the eye; including a complete treatise on ophthalmometry; . Fig. 34. On the second test the patient accepted the same glass as atfirst. Ordered : — + .50 D. cyl., ax. .60° right; cyL,ax. 120° left. Case XXI. Both of the shorter axes slant 15° to the tem-poral side of the vertical meridian., standing at 105° in the right ILLUSTRATIVE CASES 69 eye and at 75° in the left eye, —Hannah M., aged thirty, con-sulted me January 23, 1897. She complained that the eyelidsbecame red and swollen at times, and of frontal headaches andpains in the eyeballs. Her general health is good. Ophthalmometer. — Astigmatism with the rule, 1 D., 105°+ or 15° - right eye; D., 75° + or 165° - left R. E Fig. 35. Test cards and trial lenses.— , I^-^-f*--I^W. + .50D. cyl.,105°. :|aW.+1 D. cyl., 75°. Reads Jaeger No. 1 at 7 inches. Ophthalmoscope. — Hypermetropic astigmatism with the rule. A second test resulted the same as the first. Ordered : — + .50 D. cyl., 105° right eye ;4-1 D. cyl., 75° left eye. Yellow oxide of mercury ointment was prescribed for theredness of the edges of the lids. 70 THE REFRACTION OF THE EYE June, 1897. The patient has worn the glasses with perfectcomfort, and the blepharitis marginalis has been relieved. Case XXII. Both axes slant hut 5° to the temporal side ofthe vertical meridian^ standing at 95° in the right eye and at 85°in the left eye. — Miss F. J. O., aged twenty, consulted meMarch 27, 1897. For two years she has been troubled byshadows whirling around in front of her eyes. These shadowsare not constant, but appear at intervals and are annoying tothe patient. She has no headache and no pain in the eyes.


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