The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-30
TAKE CARE OF xoUR EYES.

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| The Advice of a Famous Ocalist-The wide
Spread of Visual weakness and Its Cure.
/ New York Mail and Express.
It seldom happens that a New York street
car makes trip from it's stable to the terminus
of its route without carrying at least person
under forty years of age who wears glasses at
| least when ne reads. This will give the unini-
tiated some idea of the prevalence of impaired
/ eyesight. In cafe Madison square the
/ other evening reporter counted eight spec
| tacled young men out of twelve sitting at five
| tables in one end of the room. With q view Of
learning the cause of this wides rread weakness
| in the visual organs of the young men of this
generation the reporter sought Dr. George S.
| Norton. of the New York Ophthalmic College,
well-known authority upon that subject of
| medical practice.
1T is that . specialist finds q perfect
eye" he said I'm nearly every instance some
defect is found. The most common complaints
are mvopia and hypermytropia. and far
sightedness as they commonly called The
former is increasing. but the latter is not, al
though the latter Is far more prevalent just at
present The care of the eyes is far more i'm
portant than most men realize. The improper
use OF eyes which are weak results 10 .
variety OF complaints. 1t often causes head
aches, depression and sometimes nervous pros
tration. These can generally be remedied il not
cured by the use of glasses. In the purchase of
glasses the sufferer cannot be too careful The
use of glasses that are improperly adjusted to
the eye is oftentimes more injurious than help
full Another common COMPLAINT is called
tigmatisms which consists of the irregular curva-
ture of the cornea. In such leases part of
the eye may be nyopic while the other is by
permytropic To aid this, glasses must be used
with lenses specially ground for the purpose
How should've eye be taken Off
THAT depends entirely upon circumstances.
Each mans eyes differ from those of his fellow.
No two pairs are alike. Hero are few simple
directions in cases of accident which it would
be well TO follow. When cnder or any foreign
substance gets into the eye. Wait mom9nt
then gently open and close the lid; the tears
which follow this operation will usually WAsh
out the intruding substance. However, should
anfF4 IN .dAw SNtr
substance is and remove it with soft bandker-
chief. If the substance becomes imbedded in
the cornea or eyeball, go to physician i'm
mediately. In bathing the eyes IL makes no
material difference, as has been alleged. whether
they are rubbed toward the nose or from It. It
is iniudicious, however. to allow water TO enter
the eye as this act may engender disease 1t
should never be allowed except under skilled
advice. Do not use the eyes after they are
tired. They should be rested, if only for
moment. Avoid the use of the eyes while
travelling In railway carriage or in poor
light Do not work with the head bent low.
Use sloping desk when writing Never allow
let it come the left shoulder. if possible II
this cannot be accomplished wear shade.
Avoid the'use OF colored glasses unless under
competent advice, except when exposed TO
bright light such as the glare of the sun upon
snow or water. Then they may be used
with great benefit London smoked glasses,
or blue are the only colors that should
be worn under these circumstances.
Avoid holding book, when reading, too
the greater the strain. On the other hand. do
not hold it too far away, as then the strain is
even greater Contagion is the most fertile
cause of the spread of external Diseases espe-
cially granular lids. This is most generally the
in public institutions, where children live
and sleep together. and often wash themselves
in The same water. Isolation is the only known
method for preventing the spread of this dis
ease A normal eye should be perfectly strong
and not become easily tired. 1t should notrequire
the of glasses until the age Of 40 40 has
been reached By the of proper glasses
they should remain strong Indefinitely. A far
sighted man requires glasses for reading much
earlier than a man who is near-sighted. When
person does not need glasses for reading at so
years of age it proves conclusive1y that he must
have been near-siehted in his youth.