1 68 OPHTHALMOLOGY FOR VETERINARIANS 



should be brought together evenly, and strict caution 

 should be observed that none of the internal structures 

 be caught in the inclosed wound. In all hopeless cases, 

 more particularly when there is danger of sympathetic 

 inflammation of the other eye arising, the globe should 

 be enucleated. 



Injuries of the Globe, with Foreign Bodies Remaining 

 in the Eye. — These are always to be looked upon with 

 considerable apprehension. Such bodies may be small 

 or large, sharp or blunt. A small sharp-pointed body 

 may enter the eye and its place of entrance be hardly 

 noticeable. Again, the body may be large enough to 

 lacerate the globe. If the smaller body carries bacteria 

 with it, it may do as much or more damage eventually 

 than the larger body. These foreign bodies are com- 

 posed of various substances, such as stone, glass, wood, 

 lead, copper, iron, and steel. The wound is much like 

 that of a puncture plus the presence of the foreign body. 

 There is great danger of infection and irritation of the 

 tissues in contact with the foreign body. 



It is always advisable to remove a foreign body if it 

 can be located and readily reached. If the body is in 

 the anterior chamber, it may be withdrawn through its 

 source of entrance with a small forceps. If it has passed 

 into the vitreous, it maybe necessary to make an incision 

 in the sclera and remove it through that opening. 



When the media are clear, the body may be seen with 

 the ophthalmoscope. If it is a substance which will react 



