New-York tribune., 1880-04-11
DEFECTTvE

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| A CLOSE STUDY OF IT IN p ID i ||
/ SYSTEMATIC TRANSLATION " M &4 +
SCHOOL crIiLDRRx--rwo scIxN7IlIc A
! -MoRg THOROUGH WORK THAN ~ IN y
FORE BERN ATfKMprzD. ~
| [raoM AN OCCASIONAL LcoRREspoxDE1f oy ~ 41}(
PHILADELPHIA April zr-A bieflE s.
| portant work is being quietIy pushed - ~ tQ11C
| In this city. It Is scientific and fherua6A pee5
| all causes that produce short tHehsed4en - %
aegravate II, the tabulaiion Of thesc eegseg -
| suggestion of tho remedies More " lsee 4t<9r
been given to this subject since 1918. WHEN ~
made an examination Of the eyes Of 5000 ~
Chelsea England Professor CokD, Of Bso5lo4 a6o ~
further progress, than any Of h1s predeceeaeA y
1867, he concluded the exsmfnatioa Of 511e ~ ~
| 10000 school children OF eiiesia Tue ~ - Uv9'
detailed attention to the subject with tsbuzsedco q
results was Professor Pfger Of Luserne. who = IN
finished an examination of theeyes Of the sehoo cAl
dren of HIS city. Including his exs1net5Qu fhe W11
number of persons thus mr. oxninod And tobulaoe4 -
Europe 10 54.47a. In this country up - ~ onne
| three Inquiries have been undertahsn-1l Bootoos
In Cincinnati and In Brooklyn. Bus no tnvesgn1 -
been conducted either here IN Europe with the 49,
oughness necessary to produce results 20 wei ee-
lished as 70 allow the laying down d hyksn1c hwk
left for PhiIsdepkia to mako she sttsDs -
scale of thoroushness that promses ali thai cen -
for In eearch OF this kind. f = z
The marked increase In OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES reudfU ~
imperative that the question why r should Be speee
answered BY being tho increase - 10 means sha4
myopa appears earlier IN life than was forno1 80
case; It has apparently, from unknown ccndi0n9
Of living become certain Of transmfsuop fons
parent chd and s effects last longer after sne eof
ferer passes the prime Of life.
The Philadelphia inquiries came about IN this wAyt
DE- B. D. Risey ophthalmo surgeon Of hiRn
In this city, asked to write paper for
rayopfs In this paper be made one stateusus
normal eyes--shose possessngs normal rcfraeaoer-
nrok dowu
yious pathological condition bodily filuees wD
necessary. In considering the proofs OF ths, f0r
private practice he had known sn eye to nfef
down under work, 1t struck him that no would uAAe
some examinations of normal or not compzA1n1nx ~
eyes, 10 prove this assertion The article was laAd ns
and he began to examine the eyes Of tho boys tn ~
House OF Refuge Then he took up those tn Gfard Co
lege. But this not satisfactory ana his
having been drawn 70. the condition OF tne e5teos
schoolchldren. he began. In October 1875, an sabe
rate Investigation OF their eyes, under tho auspces q
Philadelphia County Medical Society. be being ehal1s
man of committee appointed by that body The Work
has continued since, and mp to the presens
time about 200 scholars have been examined 1Tne
work is being finished IN the Girls Normal School 60
about 100 more scholars yet to be examined beos
the committee will stop the work. This VIII bo co;
peted before the close Of the school term, snd
during the Summer DIR. Risey Will tabulate hs resur
and wEte the report to his society. s5t5fEs
Hsinvestgations demonstrate most conciusfye5y how
Deing cOnuuctt0s
beneficial s likely to be tho result Of It, Amost oue-
half of tho children examined who did mot IN the lea
complain Of their eyes, found to possess eyes %
eating acute pathological conditions Many showed
disease sufficient make IL imperative that the chd
be taken from school state Of afars that lev eor-
tainy dream off, The examination, In which DR. Rias9
was assisted BY several medical men and two score
tarles Included the filing out Of prepared blank TOR
each child, which included sex, color Of hair aud
eyes, and other personal and social conditions The
returns this table then entered in large book
under the same headings and the conditions Of
as disclosed by the ophthaimoscope we're chsRted Be-
FORE however the school was visited. number Of IN
quries had been answered the teachers These wercs
The position Of the scholars at their desks with reta$so
to the light, the position Of the blackboaRdss the
of close work Of each scholar over books at tho
desk the In hours Of far work. that is reading
from blaeboards, charts, maps, etc; tho amount Of
work necessary bo done at nome tho books used and
the kind OF print In them; the average work Of
each scholar since entering the primary school,
and the length Of time; lastly, residenees
Ts ss tas' the osadSns sr'sS e results ess
by exlmnaton of each scholar. Dr. Risieys report
s Se s a
tables he hopes to be able to the Isus Of
win check the dseases now 50 fast gaining ground
nrmed perhaps elaborated more faithful conclions
by the work Of aDotasr COMMITTEES partly psstancd
month since The College OF Physicians OF Philadelphia
%e asS p
ON n sHo p u0s ns s as
Gsaay WON honors Il this held he was chosen 70 Sssd
SdrR vi %s 5 81 sn
but 10 the Fail il was dropped. and ne!hins accom-:
committed began again as the close Of last week y
under his direction and will push tne inquTy with The
VIII be directed with view Of ascersanins all that
FirsAeuteaess Of vision Til: will be ascertained
by employing the ordinary card; used v 9pLtaaimic
number which denotes the distance feet at which the
DO possesses normal acuensss Of vision. Fr 10
stance. If certain line Is TO be read at distance ef 10
be is marked i,s This record win be ksps n ifss
Sscond-,Range Of vision.
BE- as q es
and convex lenses. which measure che distance ID
Peurth~Thc condition Of the exterior muscles ness
urng their strength and their relation to tho locus Of the
A-Pereeption Of coler and acutcuess Of PERCEPTION
of color. This VIII be done by tho lager systsn q
tho field OF vision, that Is, no ex
Of the eye Some children 10 looking srasns aSrai cs
zee easily motion form ana coSr e. Inc a.. 1hhn
SepeniA-An exhaustive examination with the ophthar
This Investigation is comprehensive. ns WIN b seen
but Is only tue second part Of the examnaon show
Conditions sSat GRATED snSse defects viii be ccmrrs
In an inquiry madc when sc9ooi taken fos examinA
ealIty; the ventilation. sewerage hras watef,
r
% Ss ad o Ss sua s sy %
from which Il reaches him: tn, position OF the ssncss
the books used. and tho character Of the prnf II th
same; how long glasses have been nse'. II IN uses pre
ience With ference to heathiuess Of locality; ecndi.