New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-17
INFECTION OF THE EYE.
CONTAGIOUS NATURE OF CONJUNCTl'
Wits OR OPHTHALM1A.
TREATMENT by WARM WATER AND HARMLESS
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF CORROSIVE
GERM INSTRUMENTATION
OF LAUTENBACH.

The infection of the eye" is no longer mere hs-
,ra -, tho noe, II has a very stern reality The med
too, nrofosson recognizes that all forms OF the as
o,co known az conjunctvitis or ophtnaImia' WHICH
ere accompanied by secretion are caused U! e'ii'7
which develop under more or Tess i"'oi .
cunstances and produce local iriecuoh WIN" 80 80
oor,agious in the highest degree and spreads with
marvellous rapidly. The contagion Is oohVeye' nv
only nv towels, handkerchief, etc. but Dy the d"
,,o,, esneciolIv when this is impure and lacking
4, that element which is the antsep'ic Oh haIuie'
ozonc Therefore 1t Is not only necessary ~ NJ =
I'm perfect cleanliness those AFFLICTED WIN t"e us
ease but they should be Isolated as well and apo'o
all placed where there Is the best VenUiaion'
Especiay is such action necessary when conJut's-
,iyitis even I'm is milder forms, appears III pun
lie institution. President Wilson OF the he"'ln,
BOARD Is perfectly justified I'm his late acton tAPh
I4 I'm ouarantning the House Of Refuge, among inc
children Of which contagious eye disease p''
vailed g.,
Nature I'm the IRE Of the disease through the IN
strumentality of her own aprevafh' s,d ~ thl
the ozone Of the atmosphere gives 'Lt ciue y, nm
ra tonal mode Of treatment py lne p pas ~ 81 III
An antiseptc should be sought LOT Enoni This is
nature of the curative element IN me an ,boee
found In hydroZone the latest acaltioh 70 ,I
simple, harmless. ara yet W. hydroSen Tech
nnallv speaking hydrozone is thirty vo'tine SOU
ton Of this combination Of hydrogen ana oHys, ,r
and is always strain to break up my ~ o1one
and nascent oxygen near TO the condltl9h Oh ~
IT is to the liberation OF TINS latter e.ine"i nd
hvdrozonc OWES it's antiseptic powers IL ~ III az
dtion' as harmless as the mourlain breeze 10
which 1t is kindred in nature ana eIiec,, a,tsop
II is true that there are other po"eIIul "I's, -,
tics such as nitrate of silver the splrhaes o. n.
ard copper the bichloride and red oxne OF nsd
curry caome alum carboic acid snsar , o. I5s
etc but these. while they destroy the mlcaop'a n
element which causes this disease, have most m
furious effects upon the cornea, ana 3itsh & DE-
destroy, the optic nerve IN la.. nas' vim
which they come in contact. They also weaken Inc
vitality of the healthy animal cells DSnea,n, 80 wbicb
the mcrobian element constantly mas SOL WIN"
is favorable to it's development ,to. 81
other remedies in common use FOR uougies VI
the eye are tannin. boraX, bOraclc acd anu lo ~
water In these the antseptc quality Is 100 isepI
10 effect At the most. slight reIei - ''
In Observation-Disclosures TO both of these classes OF
remedies is hydroz 1ne. which both thoroughly de-
diseased tissues TO their normal and healthy cohdI-
ton. combination of ozone Win vege.aDag
annIied causes the mucous membranes Of the eye to
grow stronger daily The specific treatment Is az
First-Cleanse and disnfect the eyelids by thor:
ough washing made of mixture OF one ounce u
;SorondNApply with glass dropper to inner corner
of the eye one two drops of the baIsarn, every
night before retiring ana every "o'ii"e "p0"
ar first the application will cause severe pain
the well known result OF all true antseptics, whose
action IS as IL were. sort OF microscope surgery
II cya5 h. % sG S aaky ed to this
treatment that the period of painful appica'ioh Is
Purulent conjnnctivitis with which Young chill
dren arc affected is best treated with hikewarni
water which has been oZOniZcd in the proportion OF
one ounce Of hydrozone 10 one quart OF water; A.,
For those who desire more specihc desetlpti i
of the rational cure of contunctivitis the following
account of the method employed by Lautenbacn,
the distinguished eye specialist. is here given as
detailed by Tie Therapeutic Gazette: ,,us -
''Tho solution Is instilled at the outer canthus OF
the eve and with the fingers a degree Of massage
is APPLIED over the entire surface of both eyeldS
A second third or fourth application can he made
IL necessary In trachomatous cases the eyeIdS
should be everted and rubbed with the rubber eId
Of the ove-droppe-. A saturated solution or boric
acid is then used to rrgate the con1unctival cuI,
da-sac. The nfamed surfaces are thus cieanseo
and ready for whatever application is necessary
Dr. Lautenbach says 1t Is important 10 nave the
peroxide solution TO test beyond ten Volumes that
il should not lose its oxygen on slight ohange oi
temperature, and most important or all, that II
should contain only traces of free acid an undue
amount of which causes pain and urtoWard eIectsi
all of which requisites are met In hydroZone-tSi'
Louis Medical FortniChtly.