Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-03-07
CR0SSEg-EyES.
Causes, Principal Forms, Etc.''1he Only
ure--.How Blindness Can Be Avoid.
ed. Interesting Facts Concern
ing the Operation.

Cover your straight eye and, unless par
alyZed, the crooked one becomes straight at
once, but you will soon discover you can
no, see near as well with the o,her-oiten
hardly at all The grea; value of oinocu
lar vision, seeing the same object with
both eyes at once, is Loaf, the value Of
which is not fully appreciated by those
who have not er joyed 1t.
Does aye make any dfereucs2
Ia strengthening the eye, no; in the sight,
yes. When an eye has been crossed more
than FIVE years the sight is more or less
damaged, the logger the worse the sight,
except in what is called alternate strsbis.
mus, when the sight of each is good but
only one ia seen with at q time.
Is it always safe?
Always. In the hsnds Of skillul op-
orator there ID no danger OF injury, or of G
worse condition under any circumstances.
Ia it always best?
For the improvement of the appearance,
yes. If the sight ia al gone, and only lm.
provement of tois IS desired, no.
How long after an eye is seen TO be
crossed or turned, should it be straigbtened
As soon as the eye is seen to be pernu-
nenty crossed it should be operated on, 10
matter what the age. By doing this the
sharpness Of vision will be preserved.
Ia there no other way excep. by opera.
tiGn?
Very seldom When the stsbismus is Of
late occurrence. and depends upon de!ec-
tive refractiou (imp perfect focus) OF the eyes,
Il Q wearing of proper glasses may some
times effect a cure-whiie the glasses are
worn
Again, when it arises from debility after
sicsness and over use, they may become
straight as SOON as the usual strength is
recovered Again, when caused by para
lysis of some Of The muscles, the eyes may
become straight by cure Of the paraly els
What are the csases!
Imperfect refraction (tocus) nervous sf.
fectious, spasms, opacity OF corues, (scums
Oh the sghD paralysis and injuries
Can they always b. strengthened BY ope'
rating on one eye only?
If not crossed or turRed out of line more
than one.qaarter Of an inch, usually they
ran. If more than a quarter inch, both
v IL most likely have to be operated en-.
Ia it very PAINFUL
No. With the aid of Cocaine the oper.
alton is rendered ALMOST painless. Pa.
tieuts frequently tell me that if they had
known it hurt 80 little they wo1ld have he'd
it done long before. TIE soreness is gone
in one or two daye, and in abou,two weeks
there is no mark o. sign.of tia operation
except the wonderful improvement in ep.
pearaDce. There is no possible reason or
excuse whT all proper cases should not be
operated on. and The sooner the better.
Mr.. Frsuk Schenk. No Sc Eighteenth
street, Wheeling, W. vs., aged nineteen,
eyes crossed since he Was six years OF age
Sight very much affected. Operated upon
By DR.. Slocum with perftct result
Miss Schsmbrs, No. TAT Main street.
Wheeling, W. Va, eyes crossed from birth
DR.. Slocum operated upon both eyes and
they are now perfectly straight
Mr. 'Brien, 1915 Jacob street, Wheel.
ing, Eyes perfectly srsightened by Dr.
Slocum.
Miss Florence Fishel Minerva, Ohio, age
Nineteen. Eyes crossed for tge,Vs Jesss
One eye alHost bIigd. Alter DR. Slocuu's
opera IGN the syes were p=Ilectly Straight
and sight completely restored
To any interested and dssifous OF OBJ
tain pg further information regarding the
operation aud results Dr.. Slocum viii!
give full description @, Tia op-
grafton, togethe- viii q asge number o.
other essss 60 yeessully operated upon by
him since bis residence 10 Wheeling. No
namts are pubhshed without consent of
parties. A number are withheld for that
'eason slons.
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