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eye. In the domestic animals the sympathetic irritation of the 

 second eye has not been observed so commonly as in man. If 

 the patient survives, the pus makes its way slowly to the surface, 

 and escapes, and the. cavity granulates and heals with contrac- 

 tion of the eye into a small nodular mass. 



The treatment of the condition is essentially antiseptic and 

 should be made preventive if possible, as there is little hope of 

 .saving the eye if the suppurative inflammation has been already 

 established. The wound should be treated at the earliest moment 

 with antiseptic lotions, sublimate solution (i : 5000) or potassium 

 permanganate solution (i : 100) or pyoktannin (i : 1000), or cre- 

 olin (i : 100). When inflammation has actually set in, these 

 should be used still more as.siduously by frequent injection under 

 the lids, or by inserting antiseptic cotton between these and the 

 bulb. 



Enucleation. When the eye has become a virtual abscess 

 the quickest and most perfect relief is secured by the complete 

 extirpation of the eyeball. The patient is narcotized by ether or 

 chloroform, and a thread or hook being passed through the 

 cornea, the globe is quickly dissected out by curved scissors. 

 Bleeding may be checked by pre.ssure with cotton wool steeped 

 in tincture of the muriate of iron, and later the wound may be 

 dressed with stupes wet with a mixture in equal parts of .standard 

 solution of sulphurous acid, glycerine and water. 



GLAUCOMA. 



Sea green pupil. Causes : intraocular pressure from serous choroiditis, 

 deranged fifth nerve, increased blood pressure, inflammatory obstruction of 

 sclero-corneal canal, irritation of the ciliary ganglion. Symptoms : exces- 

 sive tension and firmness of the globe, anterior chamber shallow, iris con- 

 tracted, sluggish, pupil grayish or yellowish green, cupping of optic disc, 

 pulsations of retinal arteries. Acute inflammatory form, simple form, 

 secondary form. Convexity of pupil with synechia. Traumas. Luxations. 

 Atheromas. Lesions : inflammation of the iris, choroid, ciliary body or 

 cornea, round cell infiltration, cupped optic disc, atrophy of optic nerve, 

 hydrophthalmos. Treatment : massage, puncture of aqueous, iridectomy, 

 eserine, cocaine, antiseptic bandage. 



This has been so named from the sea-green color of the pupil. 

 The nature of the disease has been much debated and up to the 



