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unremitting attention must be paid to cleanliness, or there will be danger of the 

 night IMMHLJ }Mriu:ineiitlv injured. The pnlsatilla mixture (Pr. 43), in five-drop doses 

 every hour, often does good. 



Tin- following remedies are of occasional value in the treatment of inflammation 

 of the eyes occurring either in children or adults : Aconite (Pr. 38) when there is 

 0'iiM.i -ruble elevation of temperature with quick pulse, dry skin, and great thirst, 

 i.illv when the attack is due to exposure to cold Belladonna (Pr. 39) when 

 there is throbbing pain in the temples or eyes, with great intolerance of light. 

 Arsenic (Pr. 40) when the secretion is acrid and burning, and there are tearing or 

 stabbing or stinging pains in the eyeball. Arnica (Pr. 42) when the inflammation 

 arises from some mechanical injury. The arnica lotion (Pr. 94) may then be used 

 as an accessory. Pulsatilla (Pr. 43), when the eyelids stick together and there is 

 an increased secretion of tears with neuralgic pains in the eye. Corrosive sublimate 

 v Pr. 48) in very acute attacks. Phosphorus (Pr. 53) in obstinate cases resisting all 

 ordinary treatment. Cod-liver oil often does as much good as anything in delicate 

 children. 



Gonorrhceal Op/U/tahnia that is, inflammation of the eyes resulting from 

 Gonorrhoea is a most serious complaint, and a doctor should be consulted without 

 a moment's delay. 



Blear Eyes The condition known by this name is usually the result of a previous 

 attack of inflammation. The lids are everted, and are red and swollen. Often there 

 is a sense of grittiness or heat in the eye, and there may be some discharge sufficient, 

 perhaps, to gum the edges together in the morning. The use of an alum lotion a 

 drachm to half a pint of water may do good, and benefit is often experienced by im- 

 proving the general health. Iron and quinine, with cod-liver oil, may be taken with 

 advantage. The arsenic mixture (Pr. 40) or the pulsatilla mixture (Pr. 43) may do 

 good. Change of air to a warmer atmosphere is often beneficial. The application of 

 spermaceti ointment to the lids at bed-time may be tried ; as a rule, however, it is 

 best to consult an ophthalmic surgeon. 



A Stye is a little boil, occurring at the edges of the eyelids among the eyelashes. 

 It gives rise to some pain and inconvenience, but nothing more. It is most com- 

 monly met with in the weak and debilitated, and in them is prone to occur after 

 long-continued employment of the eyes by artificial light. Probably the best 

 remedy is pulsatilla, either alone or alternately with aconite. A tea-spoonful of 

 Pr. 38 and Pr. 43 may be given alternately every hour. This is the dose for an 

 adult ; for a child a proportionately smaller dose would be required, according to age. 

 Fomentation with hot water during the day and a bread-and-water poultice covered 

 with oil-silk at night will be found useful. Pulling out the lashes most involved 

 sometimes effects a cure. If the stye will not break, pricking it with a needle and 

 squeezing out the contents will usually put an end to it. To prevent their 

 recurrence the health must be improved, and with this view cod-liver oil or 

 pancreatic emulsion may be given. 



Tuntching of the Eyelids, sometimes known as " Life Blood, " is a spasmodic 

 condition of the muscles surrounding the eye. Sometimes it is so slight that it can 

 hardly be seen, although the patient distinctly feels the quivering, but not unfre- 



