The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-08

tho eye, for there Is nothing then 10 keep
thu eye fixed on the same object that the
other eye sees. And II the operation is
successful In improving the appearance,
ii does not restore the sight TO the long
neglected cross-eye.
How often do we hear parents say that
they do not wish 10 take the responsibility
Of hsying their. chifdrens eyes straight
encd until the child M Sid enough 10 ex-
press "A wish in the matter Itself. for fear
the operation might iniurc the sight. This
view OF the matter is wholly unbecomng
to a parent who has the real welfare OF
the Child at heart for the child is sure TO
learn IN later years that this neglect has
cost the sight OF an eye.
The family physician has been to blame
FOR many sightless eve rs he has ad-
yisei the parents to let the matter 70 and
perhaps the eye will atraighten Itself In
time. This does happen sometimes. but
the occasions are very rare. and 1t usually
goes from bad to worse.
You ask why all these explanations aud
what is the proper step 10 be taken when
tendency to cross-eyes is first noticed in
children? 1t is simply this. Take them
at once to a thcT1ighly competent special
LIST and have their eyes examined with re-
gard TO the condition Of the sight, and |
will promise you that you have done the
wise thing, for almost invariably the eyes
can be very much relieved and generally
entirely Strengthened by the proper ai-
Justment of lenses, which Will relieve the
strained condition OF the sight. To be
sure, It Is only within recent years that It
has been possible to nj small child with
glasses, but with the methods now en-
ployed children even es young as 3 years
OF age can be as accurately fitted as a
grown person, although the means used
are very different from the customary test
given by the average ocullst and optic!an.
Dr. Seymour has given this particular
featune OF his specially years OF careful
study and has beea employed by school
authorities In many cities, as he Is con-
sidered an expert on children's eyes.
Nor does this apply wholly to children.
There are grown persons In this city today
who have had their eyes operated on for
strabismus Tor cross-eyes) and have only
succeeded In getting the use OF both eye,
and having them straight after careful!
fitting and refitting of glasses made with
view OF restoring all possible sight To
the weak eye.
Proper treatment and scientifically fitted
glasses would have accomplished the same
results und avoided the surgeons knife.
These statements, although they may
seem radical TO persons not acquainted
with DR.. Seymour, yet he has been in this
city "a number OF years and has demons
strated this work to the entbne satisfaction
of those who have investigated the matter
and there are a number OF children and
even grown people In Omaha who realize
the correctness of these statements from
personal experience. Again want to
emphasize that the belief OF many people
that an operation VIII restore the normal
condition OF the eyes or In any way I'M
prove them should entirely be exploded
as ii Is one of the old school methods and
only on rare occasions does an operation
permanently improve the condition of cross
eyes even in appearance, and even more
seldom are the cases In which the sight is
helped unless glasses are resorted to, con-
sequently Is 1t not better to Investigate the
question of having them Strengthened with
glasses alone before attempting an opera
tion?