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whitish film or scum that forms is not on the outside of the eye, 

 hut is between the layers of the cornea. 



Treatment. In treating simple ophthalmia it is very essential 

 to find the cause and remove it if possible. If any foreign body, 

 like a grassburr, hayseed, splinter, chaff, etc., is in the eye, re- 

 move it. To examine a horse's eye apply a twitch to the nose 

 and gently part the eyelids with the thumb and forefinger press- 

 ed on the middle of the respective lids, or use Eye Speculum 



Fig 17. Eye Speculum, used to open the eye for examining and operating 

 on the eye. 



(Fig. 17). After removing any foreign substance, if there is 

 much fever bathe the eye freely with warm water in winter, and 

 cold water in summer, and apply as directed some of our Eye 

 Water (see Appendix) morning and evening. If taken in time, 

 this treatment will remove all inflammation and all white spots 

 and whitish films from the cornea. 



