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FR. BLAZEKOVIC. 
carefully study the external phenomena thus presented to his view. 
An eye so diseased is observed to be entirely covered by the su¬ 
perior lid ; the inferior, however, also contributes to the closing of 
the eye during the early stages of the disease. Later, when the 
disturbance has become well developed, the inferior lid becomes 
thick and pendulant, and assumes an setropic condition, although 
the animal seeks in every way to protect the sensitive parts of eye 
from the action of light, against which it appears to be highly re¬ 
active; it lacks, however, ability to close the inferior lid, the con- 
tumesent condition of the same offering a sufficient obstacle to all 
movements; the disturbance of the lid from the bulb being en¬ 
tirely influenced by the degree of tumefaction present. The supe¬ 
rior lid presents an important convexity, as if the bulb itself were 
hypertrophied or exophthalmus were present, but on more inti¬ 
mate inspection we find the cause to consist in an excessive inflam¬ 
mation of an hypersemic exudative-character. The exterior con¬ 
tour of the eye presents phenomena indicating the various insults 
received from rubbing, &c. These phenomena might lead one 
to assume that he had to do with a case of blepharitis traumat, 
which would be wrong, as they are simply indicatory of the exces¬ 
sive cutical irritation present, and the attempts of the patient to re¬ 
lieve the same. The canthus externa and interna are filled with a 
yellowish viscid muco-purulent mass, the cilia connected together 
by the same. The lacrymal secrete is very profuse and causes ex¬ 
coriations as it flows along the face. These superficial phenom¬ 
ena have been the cause of many diagnostic mistakes, for if we 
enter into a more profound investigation of the diseased organ, 
we shall find before us not only an excessive conjunctivitis palp, but 
also conjunctivitis total. The same is in a swollen injected tume 
fied condition, circumscribed haemorrhages make themselves evi¬ 
dent. The cornea is very much swollen and photophobia exces¬ 
sive. This active inflammatory condition continues from one to 
six days, the infiltration of the conjunctive palp, and its continua¬ 
tions constantly increasing, the lacrymal secrete becomes more 
and more profuse, the exudate more viscid and purulent. If we 
study the conjunctiva in its entirety more closely, we shall observe 
on its surface, especially the superior portion on the limits 
