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16th. The application of the drop did not cause much pain, 
nor did it last any length of time. The eye felt easier for some 
time after, the original pain in the canthus beginning to return 
about nine in the evening, when he went to bed. He could not 
sleep, from the pain. The discharge appears to be rather increased, 
and there is a blush of erysipelatous inflammation on the left 
cheek, extending to the eyelids, which are tumefied and inflamed 
externally and internally; the cheek and eyelids are puffy; skin 
hot; no pain in the head, but it continues at the outer canthus, 
rather however as soreness than actual pain; the tongue is covered 
with a dirty-brown fur; a slight acceleration of pulse. The salts 
operated well.—Rep. Ol. Limon. App. Ung. Cetacei palpebris 
nocte. Aqua tepida sepe indies injicienda. R. Antimonii 
Tartarizato, grana duo; Magnesie Sulphatis, unciam; Aquee, 
uncias octo. Solve, fiat mistura. Capiat cochlearia ampla duo 
omni hora. 
17th. The drop gave him considerable pain. He passed a 
better night. There is not so much tumefaction of the lids, nor 
general inflammation; he thinks that there is more discharge, but 
that it is thicker. The mixture opened the bowels freely, and 
excited slight nausea; tongue furred.—Rep. Ol. Limon. Lotio 
Aluminis seepe utend. Rep. mixture, sumatur dosis omni bihora. 
19th. The tumefaction has nearly entirely subsided; he can open 
the eye very easily; sleeps well; the inflammation of the eye 
abating, and discharge lessening; the erysipelatous blush has 
almost gone, as likewise the discoloration of the eyelids; tongue 
continues furred; bowels open.—Persistet in usu omnium medi- 
camentorum. 
22d. Improving.—Rep. 
From this date to the 3d of June he gradually improved; there 
remained then very little discharge, and that depending on a gra- 
nular state of the eyelids, which has latterly come on. No pain or 
uneasiness.—Ordered the Sulphas Cupri, to remove the granulated 
appearance of the lids. 
Case VII. Purulent Ophthalmia, dependent on Leucorrhea in the 
Mother; Use of Ol. Limonum. 
David Davis, aged six weeks, was admitted May 22d, 1833, 
with purulent ophthalmia of both eyes, of five weeks’ duration. 
The mother has had leucorrhawa for some time previous to parturi- 
tion, and it still continues on her. The child’s eyes appeared weak 
soon after birth, but she could not ascertain the exact period 
when they became inflamed. Within a week however after birth, 
purulent matter, of a proper consistence and yellowish colour, was 
secreted abundantly from each eye, the lids at the same time being 
very much tumefied. The mother has never done anything for 
, Bave cleansing them now and then with warm water. There 
is at present considerable discharge of a tenacious, yellowish 
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