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being retracted and partially closed. There is considerable 
inflammation and the pupil is very small. The aqueous 
humor becomes turbid, and in the anterior chamber it will 
be noticed that white flakes are floating. 
WHAT TO DO. 
Cover eyes of patient with a dark cloth and place him in 
a darkened stall. See that bowels are well open and bathe 
the eye with warm water and use the following: 
PRESCRIPTION. 
Zinc, sulphate-of.. 2 Ys... 2 ee eee 
Morphine, sulphate of. .....°. « =4‘@mamme 
Water,.q sad |i. 5 ..).9) 1°. eee 
Mix and drop a few drops into the eye 3 or 4 times a day. 
Cataract. 
This condition represents the most common termination 
of all the inflammatory diseases of the eye. 
Cause—TYhe cause is in almost every instance a pre- 
ceding disease of the eye 
HOW TO KNOW IT. 
The trouble is so plain as to he easily recogized. The 
pupil is filled with white lymph and is dilated very much. 
Examine eye in dark stall with a candle; if you find three 
reflections there is no cataract, but if one or twoof them 
are blurred or wanting, you can be sure of the trouble. 
WHAT TO DO. 
In recent cases a strong purge with the following appli- 
cation to the eyes may clear them up. : 
