The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-10-14

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article On ~conjunotiyiua. b csa3uno.
Nv = the msmbranS which covers tho
sxposed part = The syshAll and thsn
1nes b inner surface q the eysnds
since Il must ~ sxpeDsd - the All. ana
warm moist tlssuss DO mt stand o.
posture - thu air we'll some special
cleaning provisaon = rsQuirsd.
The tear glands secrste = sak4 solut3nn
which sweepo across ~ msmbrane.
washing the bacteria and dust Down the
tear duct into the nose. The solutions
sold ~ " washes are not 20 effective
az the e ~seSretion. The lids and
lashes help to cfean, and finally the
membrane itself . resistant TO infe<
ton. Conjunctivitis u Inflammation e
this membrane.
"A simple conjunctivitis due to dust q
ordinary bacteria gets well without
treatment In a few days. A boracic acid
wash can be used IL the patient Wishes
70 do something. II the patient needs
6tasses and his eyes are under strain hr
ua6y have a mild conjunctivitis with red
borders to the lids of recurring stieS
This form Of conjunctivitis calls. TO.
properly fitting glasses and nothing
more.
Measles shows itself first by sors
eyes. The redness and swelling start ~
the lids at the margin and spread G.
the eyeban..
Chronic conjunctiyitis, not due 20 eye
strain. may be trachoma or granular
lids. Any suggestion of granular lids
should be investigated. since many
cases are due to trachoma, a very sert~
GUS contagious disease.
II the eyebals are red nj there Is M
history OF swimming, drunkenness, or ex-
posture to intense light to explain 1t, the
frst point to notice Is whether there is
rnncsl suppuration.
Much the most viru1ent forms of con-
c1nctivitis are those due to gonococci.
This applies to purulent conjunctiyitis
in adults and babies. The only sure
method or diagnosing sccccoccal con-
junctivitis Is by microscopic examina-
ton.
If diagnosis n treatment are de-
layed even y few vi the sight is all
most certain to be lost. Treatment must
be with silver salts. It must be very ac-
tive.
Pneumococcus conjunctivitis looks al
most az threatening as the gonococcal
form, but it does not threaten vision to
the same extent. II 1t is dianosed by
the microscope, treatment Is with diff
ferent forms of quinine solutions locally.
Milder forms Of purulent c~onjunctivi-
It's are hose due to the Koch-Weeks ba-
cillus and the Morax Axenfeld bacillus.
These forms are expected to get well,
but ulcers of the corIlea with corneal
scars are likely to result. Treatment
is by local applications Of a solution OF
zinc sulphate.
Pink eye belongs W this group. Since
inflammation of the deeper parts OF the
eyeball causes redness of the %conjunc-
tiva, it is important to know them
apart In conjunetivitis the engorged
blood vessels SEQ painly seen. When
the co%njunctiva sasEADs over the eyebals
near the circumference as The eyebau
moves the blood vessels slide with ~
When the trouble is deep in the eye tho
congested, enlarged sliding c~onjunctiVal
blood vessels are not in evidence.
A stye is a s%uppuration of the Glands
at the border Of the linds. A chalazion Is
a cyst Of a gland OF the lid border.
Ptcrygium IL an overgrowth occurring
On the eyes Of men exposed habttually
to ar. excessive amount Of dust and
Sand.