Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-11-12
EYE STRAIN.
As a Cause o< Headache and
Other Nervous Affections,

Eye strain is an enormously frequent
fertile and unsuspected source OF nerv-
GUS diseases and other phenomena ap-
parently nonocular. While eye strain
may often and does produce symptoms
directly referable to the eye. such as
pain in and around rhe eye, irritation of
the lids, ETC., it is indeed noteworthy
fact that in many cases the patient COM
plains little or not at all of oracular
SYMPTOMS. In case Of the greatest eye
strain they heartily aver that the eyes
themselves are perfect and give no trou-
BILE. This is an anomalous and interest
ing, but genuine fact.
In passing. it may be asked why eye
strain seems 80 much more frequent
than formerly? I think the answer may
be summed up in the word "Civiliza-
ton"
The eye of the animal. child, and saw
age is naturally hyeropsic Tor far sight
ed) and as we have progressed through
time and ripened into civilization, we
are at the present day subjecting our
eyes to tasks for which they never were
made. This fact ia especially true In
children forced by ambition, parental
pride, or an outrageous sch Dol system
Then men and women of all trades and
application, consequently and thousands
about us to-day are suffering multiform
and irreme1iable injury, directly or in
directly because of unsuspected eye
strain,
Eve strain as a cause of headache is a
very important subject Mr.. and Mrs.
Mahaffey years ago called the attention
of the medical profession to the fact
that errors of refraction are frequent
cause of headache, At the present time
investigation of case of headache ia
not complete until the refraction of the
eye and the balance of the ocular mus
cles have been carefully considered. 1t
is asserted by many prominent authors
that at least three-fourths of all head
aches are due to eye strain. AS to sick
headache, it is probably due to eye
strain in ninety-iive per cent OF the
cases. Eye strain is usually the result
Of near-sightedness, astignition presby-
opia or failure of sight from old age,
and spasms of accommodation. Other
affections of the eye may cause head
ache, but are more frequently accom-
panied by the symptom, The signih-
cence of headache is not often fully rec
ognized because it's death bringing
power is so slowly operative. But once
think of the brain as the high
est seat and centre of vital and
| regulative life, and you must
| realize that its paining must mean
harmful or even destructive activity for
all the vital powers. Cases are not by
any means rare in which after many
years or a life time of suffering caused
| by eye strain, the mental moorings
| showed positive evidences of giving
away, and melancholy, loss Of memo
ry, illogical acts, ETC., become painfully
apparent.
| Errors of refraction not only produce
headache and neuralgia, but have often
as a result, vertigo, nauesa, inability
to apply the mind, maintain. de-
preston and irritability of temper, loss
of appetite, night terrors insomnia or
unrestful sleep, and in the many in
stances extreme eye strain has produced
chorea (St Vitus Dance) and violent
palpitation.
Prices from $500 to $500.
Mr.. Dan McGrady, who lives two
miles from Fenelton. Pa, Butler county.
says: II have always been bothered
with my eyes but never found any one
that could fit me with glasses. got 80
could not read with any comfort or
for only few minutes at time. Two
weeks ago called on Mr.. and Mrs. Ma
haffey and Miss Miller at Butler and
had my eyes examined and was soon
made to see at distance perfectly, also
to see to read the finest PRINT with per
feet ease. have tried my glasses and
can cheerfully recommend these eye
specialists to any one who has trouble
with his or her eyes.