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compression. Cellulitis of the orbital tissues may follow 

 from infection. 



Treatment of Injuries of the Globe. — The main object 

 in treatment is to save the function of the eye. If vision 

 cannot be saved, our next object is to preserve the globe. 

 In cases where much damage has been done, the vision 

 destroyed, and the eye is unsightly, the most philosophic 

 method would be to enucleate the globe and replace it 

 with an artificial eye; but, for reasons unknown to the 

 profession, an eyeball is often preserved when it is of 

 no earthly use, and often when its ugliness is most con- 

 spicuous to friends and passers by. 



Always remember the general principles of cleanliness 

 and asepsis in the treatment of all these cases. Wounds 

 should be cleansed of all foreign substances, for the 

 danger of infection is often greater than that of the 

 injury itself. 



Simple abrasions of the cornea, from blows of twigs 

 or other objects, should be treated with applications of 

 mild antiseptic washes, and an aseptic pad and bandage 

 appHed for protection. These superficial abrasions heal 

 rapidly, and the epithelium is soon re-estabhshed if the 

 wound is not infected. If the wound becomes infected, 

 infiltration and ulceration of the cornea may follow, 

 when the treatment would be the same as given under 

 Ulceration of the Cornea. 



Perforating wounds of the cornea, in which the 

 aqueous escapes and the iris is caught in the wound, 



