Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-04
EYE DISEASE TREATMENT
by DIR. G. @. LOGAN
512 Grant Building
pRnGREssIYE MYOPIA

Progressive myopia. or increasing
near-sightedness, is sometimes inher-
tied, but is often brought on by i'm
proper use of near-sighted eyes or by
improperly fitting glasses. 1t continues
to grow worse, requiring frequent
STRENGTHENING of the glasses, till
changes occur in the back of the eye,
such as choroiditis, or separation of
the retina, and blindness may result.
Every person who is near-sighted
should have frequent examinations of
the eyes made to be sure that his
glasses are properly fitted, and should
be very careful not to abuse his eye
sight. Many people regard near
sighted eye as a sign of strong eyes,
but near sighted eye, if abused, soon
becomes dangerous, and if the abuse
is kept up blindness may result.
WEEPING EYES AND ASSOCIATED
TROUBLES
The tears in a normal state of health
are seCreted by the lachrymal gland
and pass behind the lids over the eye
ball then through the lachrymal or
tear ducts to the tear sac, and from
there through the nasal duct to the
nose. A partial or complete blocking
up of any of these ducts may cause
weeping eyes, or nasal catarrh may
extend upward from the nose, pro-
ducing catarrh of all these structures,
which in turn may result In abscess.
This trouble should never be allowed
to go without proper treatment
Corneal scars are opacities of the
cornea, caused by some injury to the
delicate tissues forming the cornea,
which in it's normal condition is nearly
transparent, and forms the clear front
wall of the eye. The cause of the
cOrneal scars is Cften due to some
minute scratch or injury produced by
some foreign body such as cinders or
dirt in the eye or result of wounds or
blows, or may be the result of an ulcer.
Such ulcers are very common among
children and often leave them to go
through life with a disfguring white
spot on the eye cornea, which is not
only a Disagreement but also causes
more or less disturbance to the eye
sight, according to its location. If it
is in the center of the cornea and eX-
tensive there may be no sight in the
eye, while if 1t is situated near the
edge of the cornea it may cause little
or no interference with the eyesight,
but may cause a great deal of worry
and annoyance to a nervous and SEN
sitive person by its unsightly appear
ance.
MEIBONIIAN CYsTs
Meibomian cysts are accumulations
of the secretions in the small meibom-
ian glands situated in the edges of the
lids, due to some obstruction of the
opening through which the secretion
is discharged. They may remain of
very small size and cause little or no
trouble except a feeling of weight on
the eyelids, or they may increase in
size till they form large masses and
much deformity to the eyelid. In some
cases they become inflamed and are
very annoying. In such cases they
should be opened and the sac thor
oughly curetted. When these cysts
occur they are almost always accom-
panied by impairment in the general
physical condition.
Iritis is an Inflammation of the iris,
or colored membrane surrounding the
pupil of the eye. 1t is of quite COM
mon occurrence and is frequently as
ISOLATED with rheumatism and other
blood disorders. 1t is attended with
great pain, especially at night. 1t is
accompanied by intolerance to light,
with marked diminution of sight. If
not properly treated it almost always
leaves the sufferer with an irregular
pupil and with weak or diminished
sight. If proper care and treatment
be entirely neglected the disease may
continue for months and end in COM
plete loss Of sight and degeneration
of the eyeball