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OPHTHALMOLOGY FOR VETERINARIANS 



piece of skin from the region of the external can thus." 

 This excision is first mapped out, and the skin divided 

 with a sharp scalpel. 



"The fourth step consists in uniting the open wounds." 

 First unite the wound in the tarsus, then apply the 

 sutures in the skin of the lid, as shown in Fig. 13. 



Fig. 13. — Showing the condition after the excision of the triangular 

 piece of skin and the undermining of the lid, which is turned outward. 

 The sutures are in place, (de Schweinitz, " Diseases of the Eye.") 



The object is to unite the parts neatly, and to produce 

 traction on the lower Kd to hold the tarsus, which was 

 everted, in its normal position. 



The sutures may be removed in from five to seven 

 days, but it is well to let them remain long enough for 

 good union to take place. If the operation is done under 

 aseptic precautions, the wounds will heal by first in- 

 tention. 



At a meeting of the American Medical Association, 



