DISEASES OF THE EYE 97 



Eversion and Inversion of Eyelids. 



When the eyelid is inverted which may be 

 either the upper or the lower one though usually 

 the upper one it sets up a great deal of irritation, 

 in fact ophthalmia, and sometimes the eyelashes 

 are projected upon the globe of the eye, leading to 

 opacity of the cornea. 



Nothing but surgical operation will cure this, so 

 consult a veterinary. 



Eversion of the eyelid is denoted by turning of 

 the eyelid outwards, exposing the lining membrane 

 of the lid, and this again may act as an exciting 

 cause of ophthalmia. Surgical operation is the 

 only remedy. 



Eczema round the Margin of the Eyelids. 



Bareness around the margin of the eyelids is not 

 at all uncommon, and is really a form of erythema, 

 but may be part of a general cutaneous eruption. 

 (See " Eczema.") 



