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as part of a general disease. Ophthalmia may, for 

 convenience, be divided into (a) Simple, [h) Specific. 



Simple Ophthalmia 



As the name implies, this is the simplest form of 

 inflammation, and commonly traumatic in its origin, 

 i.e., arises from external injury, such as a wound to 

 the eyelids, the admission of some irritating material 

 lodging on the globe of the eye, or through a chemical 

 irritant of some kind. This affection is denoted by 

 intolerance to light, the flow of tears over the face, 

 redness of the conjunctival membrane, and a consider- 

 able degree of redness of the eyeball itself. If the 

 irritation is prolonged the cornea gradually partici- 

 pates and assumes an opaque appearance, either in 

 the form of spots, or as one involving the whole of 

 its surface. The participation of the cornea may be 

 regarded as one of the undesirable results of ophthal- 

 mia, and is especially liable to occur when unsuitable 

 or no treatment is adopted. It is a fallacious idea 

 to suppose that ocular troubles will do as well with- 

 out any treatment, though unfortunately a dictum 

 which is persisted in by many owners. A perma- 

 nently-clouded condition of the cornea renders a 

 hound unsoimd and unsuitable for work. A partial 

 opacity of the cornea is of less significance than a 

 total one. 



