374 DISEASES OF THE EYES. 



join the fissure of the eye by one or two stitches. Hertwig says 

 tliat after stitching the eye we generally see great inflammation of 

 the lids and the eye itself, but the author has found that these bad 

 effects may be easily prevented by taking care not to carry the 

 stitch through the entire lid, but only through the external mem- 

 brane. At the same time it is advisable to keep the animal with- 

 out food for at least twenty-four hours, as the use of the jaw, and 

 especially the pressure of the prolongation of the crown of the 

 inferior maxillary, may push the injured eye out of position. Cold 

 applications are useful if the eyeball cannot be saved, or if reduc- 

 tion is impracticable for some reason or other, on account of 

 tumors in the orbit, etc., there is nothing left to do but enucleate 

 the eyeball. (See page 37.) 



