Wichita eagle., 1888-06-10
TAKE CARE OF YOUR EYES
GOOD ADVICE GIVEN 6Y A NEW
YORK OcullST.

II Is Rare That . Specialist Finds =
Perfect Eye-How the Eyes should De
Looked Aner-Bathirg the Eycs-Con-
taSious Diseases
Il seldom happens that New York
street car makes trip from its stable 70
the terminus OF its route withou; carry
ing at least one person under 20 years OF
age who wears glasses al least when he
reads This will give the uninitiated
some idea OF the prevalence OF impaired
eyesight- In a cafe near Madison square
the other evening u reporter counted eight
spectacled young uaen out % twelve sit
ting FL five tables in one end OF the room
With view of learning the cause Of this
widespread weakness IA the visual organs
of the young men of this generation. the
reporter sought Dr. George ) Norton, Of
the New York Ophthglzaic college. well
known authority upon that subject OF
medical practice
1t is rare tina, specialist finds \ per-
feet eye be said In nearly every Ia
stance some defect is found The most
my:ropia or near and far sightedness. as
they are commonly called The former is
increasing. but the latter is not although
the latter Is far more prevalent Just at
present The care OF the eyes Is far moro
important than most racn realize The
improper use of eyes which are weak re-
suits in q variety of complaints 1t often
!
times nervous prostitution These can
generally be remedied II not cured BY the
use of glasses Ia the purchase of glasses
the sufferer cannot be too careful Tho
use of glasses that are improperly sd
justed 10 the eve is oftentimes more in
furious than helpful Another common
complaint is called astigInatisE. which
consists Of the irregular curvature Of tAo
coynea In such cases On. part Of the eve
may be nyopic while the other is hyper
mytropic To avoid this. glasses must be
used with lenses specially ground for the
purpose.
BITS or GOOD ADVICE
"How should the ewes DC taken care Of
That depends entirely upon circam.
those Of his fellow No two pairs are
alike Here are few simple directions
IN cases OF accident which would be well
follow When cinder or any foreign
substance gets into the eye never rub tho
eve Wait moment. then gently open
and close the lid the tears which follow
this operation will usually wash out the In.
a.
refuse TO go. turn up the I'D under which
the substance Is and remove IL with soft
handkerchief II the substance becomes
imbedded in the corner. or eyehan. 80 TO
physician Immediately In bathing the
eyes il makes uo material difference. as
hus been alleged. whether they are rubbed
toward the nose or froIa it Ii is inju-
dicious. however 10 allow water To enter
the eye. as this act may cagendet disease.
IL should never be allowed except under
skilled advice DO not use tie eyes after
they are tired They should be rested. IL
only for a moment Avoid the use of tho
eyes while travelling ia railway carriage
or in poor light Do not work with tho
head bent low Use a sloping desk when
writing Never allow the light 70 shino
in your eyes while working. let it como
over the left shoulder. II possible II th1
cannot be accomplished wear shade
Avoid the use OF colored glasses unless
under competent advice. except when ex-
posed 20 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 a book,
when reading. too near the eye. as the
nearer it is held the greater the strain.
On the other hand. do not hold Il far
away. as then the strain Is even create
Contagion is the most fertile CAUSE ~ tho
spread Of external diseases. especially
granular Ida This IL mos; generally The
case in public institutions. where children
live and sleep together. and often wash
themselves in the same water Isolation
il the only known method for preventing
the spread u this disease A normal eye
should be perfectly strong and 90; become
easily tired IL should not require the
use Of glasses until the ago Of 80 or 80 has
been reached BY ths uxe Of proper glasses
they should remain strong indefinitely.
A far sighted na.s requires giassSss for
reading much earlier than q man who 10
near sighted ~le1 person does not
need glasses for reading a: 80 years Of
age II proves oonclasively that be uast
have been near sighted In his youth
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