Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1881-05-18
GRAND RESULTS.

PiasJuygd Disp1tch, Jda. q, 1881.
Some time ago we had the pleasure of wit
Messing quite batch of surgical operations on
cross-eyes. by DR.. Hartman, at No. 307 Penn
avenue, Pittsburgh Pa. The first case was
Mrs. Frank Gross, Mex oesport, Pa, whose
eyes had been crooked for eighteen years pr.
Hartman rladc n preliminary examination to
ascertain the degree Of eonvergency, which was
four liuei Thc eye bcng amhlyoptc, diplopia
gould rot occur. The object If the operation,
thoroforc, was correct the dc!ormlty. Seal
ed at her Isit sido, he separated the lids with y
neat liItic spcculnm, took up the tendon OF the
internal rectus muscle Oh small blunt hook,
and with one movement OF his &C ssors, divided
il, aud the eye was perfectly straight. The
operation did not last minute, Mrs. Gross de.
caring the pain amounted to nothing.
The next was Mr.. Frank Smith Brad1ocks-
feds Pa His eyes had always been crook I'd.
Aficr' the TgI GXamfnatiof, be 70 * the seat
ard IN less tine than We cait rcc3fd u lis eyes
were straight, aud a more happy young man
neyye' I'yed, lia tAeq operated with Ike ro'
suit on young lad froua Armstrong county,
Pa. but he failed 20 get his permission 10 pub
lish his name. After some patients, with other
diseases, had been waited upon, Mr. w. w.
Blakcly, w. Lebanon, Pa, with two sons came
in, both having crooked eyes One was oper-
atcd on at once and the eye Strengthened. The
other one wa, treated with "A strange mechan-
time, bring about the same result a. an opera
ton would. Ills eye was not sufficiently turn
ed for an operation.
The last case was John ID. Thompson, Black
Lick, Indiana county, Pg, His eye was crook
ed and firmly fixed deep In inner CORNER 40
white could be seen, nor could he at all move
il outward This was caused by fall one and
a half year ago, which produced total paralysis
of the external rectus muscle The Doctor OPP
Grated in the usual way, and then drew the
eye out 10 ~ proper position with Il ligaturc,
c0nhPing The latter behind the ear.
Al the close Of these otaif;iioGs on the eye
we remarked 10 the Doctor that We we're saiia-
fed that very few occlllists could perform this
operation ~ neatly, quickly aud successfully
as he does "Oh, yes they can, said he, "if
they operate rs frequently Us do. One Of my
principal objects in advertising IL to he KEEP
busy operating lie that performs the same
operation twelve times a day, must of necessity
BIZ more sllliful than he who operates but once
week / sposl, Ike % see every surgeon
take up some single oberation, pe,iG,b. pC
other and then advertise IL 10 all the World
that he operates only for that one difficulty.
This would bring out the nearest perfect result
and the afflicted would then know where they
nond be treated most successfully. 10 would
pui 40 end - all apgokery." Heartily cndors-
ing what the Docto, said, aud not wishing to
occupy more OF his valuable time We Withdrew
Dr.. Hartman will visit Batter Pa, and prac.
tice ~ the Lowry IIoute for one week, from
Monday morning May ~ to Saturday evening,
MAY 2S, 1881, where lie will be pleased 10 meet
his old patient, in the county, m well ~ all
others who are in need of his services, and who
could not well visit him in Pittsburgh.