. Electricity in diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat . r-ficial nevoid condition between the eyebrows or onthe back of the neck or on the upper eyelid whichcalls for no treatment and will slowly fade in a fewmonths. A repetition of the operation for naevus hasoccurred in less than one-quarter of the cases. Ex-cept in the case of large naevi, as much as possibleshould be done at the first operation. The tendencyto recur has very much decreased at the end of thefirst year. Part in Diseases of the Eye. CHAPTER I. EYELIDS, CONJUNCTIVA LACHRYMAL AP-PARATUS. BLEPHAEITIS MAKGILAL
. Electricity in diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat . r-ficial nevoid condition between the eyebrows or onthe back of the neck or on the upper eyelid whichcalls for no treatment and will slowly fade in a fewmonths. A repetition of the operation for naevus hasoccurred in less than one-quarter of the cases. Ex-cept in the case of large naevi, as much as possibleshould be done at the first operation. The tendencyto recur has very much decreased at the end of thefirst year. Part in Diseases of the Eye. CHAPTER I. EYELIDS, CONJUNCTIVA LACHRYMAL AP-PARATUS. BLEPHAEITIS MAKGILALIS. In severe cases, I use the x-vaj and prefer it toother treatment. Freund and Schift obtained cures with a fewexposures to a hard tube. Fox had uniformly excellent results with ahigh-frequency glass vacuum electrode applied di-rectly to the lids. He tested this treatment in onehundred cases. The electrode should be appliedbefore the current is turned on, in order to preventsparking, and the treatment should be continued forfive to fifteen minutes Fig. 90.—Binocular High-Frequency Vacuum Electrode. Leprince and Pansier agree that in ulcerativeblepharitis the galvanic cautery is indicated. Theyhave usually obtained more rapid recoveries thanwith chemical caustics. The pain is not so severe. 198 ELECTEICITY IN DISEASES OF THE EYE. Fiengal says that he prefers a slight electriccautery to nitrate of silver. The operation is lesspainful, reaction less, and recovery more rapid. Rogers recommends treatment with the 500 c. lamp, and offers the following technic:The lamp should be placed quite closely over theeyes for a few seconds. This process should be re-peated several times at each treatment, after which,an ointment of the yellow oxide of mercury may beapplied, if desired. In many cases, it is necessaryto remove the lashes, HORDEOLUM. In several cases, Allen found that the a;-rayeffected a rapid disappearance of the stye. In the early stage of a stye, I h
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