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VETEEINAEY OPHTHALMOLOGY. 



Tvhere there has been loss of substance in the conjunc- 

 tiva.' In the spasmodic form may use adhesive plas- 

 ter ; paint with collodion and keep the lid in position.. 



Fig. 18. 

 Represents a vertical section of the upper eyelid. S, supra orbital mai-gin : 

 to, fascia tarso-orbitalis ; po, pars orbitalis ; pc, pars cillaris of orbicularis- 

 muscle ; t, tarsus ; c, eyelash ; ,f , lower border ; d, upper border of the. 

 wound ; a b, passage of suture through aponeurosis. — Noyes. 



In cicatricial, operative interference consists in re- 

 moving a slight strip of skin parallel with the lid mar- 

 gin and suturing, entering the suture on the conjunc- 

 tival side of the lid and drawing the lips of theincisioa 

 together. This will evert the lid. (See Fig. 18.) 



Ectropium. — E version of the eyelid may be 

 slight or great. Two forms — cicainm/, due to con- 

 traction after burns, abscesses, wounds, etc.; conjunc- 

 tival, when due to chronic inflammation and swelling of 

 the conjunctiva, which separates the lid margin from 



