Evening star., 1938-04-10
NEW TEST CHECKS
MUSCLES OF EYE.
Unexplained Troubles Are
Cleared Up if Blind Is
Worn a Week.
Fy The Associated Press.

Fs the Associated Press.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, April ga new
eye test that clears up unexplained
headaches, indigestion, insomnia and
even loss of memory was described
here today in an ophthalmologica
paper.
The test discloses muscular defects
In the eyes which escape detection in
usual examinations.
1t has been used on several thou
sand persons by F. W. NARROW, M. D.,
and is reported in the archives of
ophthalmologv of the American Medi-
cal Association.
DR., NARROW covers one eye of a pa
tient, and observes whether the other
turns slightly, like a searchlight
changing its direction. This much of
the test is routine and known as oc-
g.. culsion.
The new part is to keep one eye
covered for week. instead of for
moment or few minutes
During the week the other eye has
to do all the seeing.
The result is that the single eve
frequently makes change in direc-.
ton of looking which is not detachable
in short examination.
Take Natural Position.
This change in direction. Dr. Mar
low explains. means that the muscles
of that eye have assumed their natu-
raj position
1t means also that when both ewes
we're used. those muscles were under
strain to keep the eye pointed" par
allel to the direction of seeing in the
other eye.
About 81 persons out of every 100
have this eye conflict, DR.. Marlow
finds. Yet they seldom know it. even
When the muscular strain seriously
affects their comfort or health.
Evidence that acute poliomyelitis
Gnfantile paralysis can be treated
by injection of hypotonic salt solu-
ton into the blood stream has been
found in series of experiments, first
on monkeys and later on humans, BY
DR.. George NJ Retain. of the College
OF Medicine. Syracuse University.
These experiments, started in 1885,
cover three-year span
This hypotonic salt solution Glow
Aalt content) has been used success
fully in the treatment of acute polio
myelitis, acute engephalitis. sleeping
sickness) and syphilis of the central
nervous system. Future experience
may also show that it may be of ad-
vantage for treatment of streptococcus
and meiningococcus meningitis" DR..
>Retan said in reviewing the results
of his experiments.
AS a result of MS long-range study
Dr. Retain published the following
conclusions:
All Cases Recovered.
l. Ten cases of respiratory paralysis
we're treated all of which recovered.
Improvement in respiratory function
occurred during actual treatment Pc
riod. The behavior of this group
shows that the use of the respirator
may become unnecessary in the fu-
ture management of this type of
paralysis
2. Six cases of paralysis of the
throat recovered promptly All cases
SO treated we're able to drink fluids
following the first treatment.
3. Both of the above groups carry
mortality rate of around SO per cent
While the group treated $50 is
scarcely large enough for statistical
evaluation, it included 16 cases with
recovery in each instance. The pre-
paralytic group included in the re-
port were all cases in which the
disease was sufficiently severe that
paralysis might be a reasonable ex-
pectancy.
4. This treatment will not in every
instance prevent the development of
paralysis. Respiratory paralysis will
yield to the treatment, however.
Muscle Weakness Checked.
5. Weakness of the muscles of the
extremities, without actual paralysis,
has promptly improved and refleXes
often return following treatment,
which have not responded to stimuli
before treatment was given.
g. Actual paralysis of the muscles
OF the eXtremities does not improve
However. treatment of this group is
advised if the case is active, with hope
of preventing further loss of function.
7. Prevention of paralysis and
death in rhesus monkeys infected
with many times the lethal dose of
virus was possible.
The treatment used by DR.. Retain