Squint Its Causes Pathology And Treatment PDF Download

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 edition. Excerpt: ... THE METHOD OF INVESTIGATING A CASE - OF SQUINT. Every case of squint should be systematically investigated, as it is only by a thorough knowledge of each case that a rational line of treatment can be determined upon. The following is the plan I always use. It may appear rather formidable at first sight, but, with practice, one can carry out the various tests with great rapidity and precision. The time will surely not be grudged when it is remembered that, in cases which are presented early enough, the patient's whole future career may depend upon the skill and care of the surgeon who first sees the case. (1) History. (2) The character of the squint. (3) The power of fixation in the deviating eye. (4) Movements of each eye separately. Dyna m1c convergence. (5) Vision testing. (6) The condition of the fusion faculty. (7) The angle of the deviation. After using atropine for from three to eight days: -- (8) The refraction. (1) H1story. -- Under this head should be noted: --(a) Age of onset, when it can be determined. It may often be fixed very precisely by reference to some family event, such as the birth of the next child. (6) Mode of onset. Whether it began as an occasional squint or was constant from the first. (c) Any illness or injury immediately preceding the appearance of the deviation, e.g., whooping cough, measles, a blow on the head, "fits," severe fright, &c. (d) Evidence of heredity--squint in brother, sister, or parents of the patient. (2) The Character Of The Squ1nt.---The presence of a deviation and its character, whether convergent or divergent, monolateral or altered o nating, may often be determined by simple inspection. But appearances are sometimes misleading, e.g., the high angle gamma often found in hypermetropes may...