Text book of veterinary medicine, Volume 3 (of 5)Law, James
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Text book of veterinary medicine, Volume 3 (of 5)
Law, James
Veterinary medicine
12th. =Other causes of pupillary immobility= include: (a) Permanence of
a pupillary membrane, which has remained from the fœtal condition and
may be recognized by oblique focal illumination and invariability of the
pupil: (b) Adhesion of the iris to the capsule of the lens—complete or
partial—in the latter case the adherent portion only remains fixed,
while the remainder expands and contracts, giving rise to distortions
and variations from the smoothly curved outline: (c) Adhesion of the
iris to the back of the cornea—complete or partial—and leading to
similar distortions: (d) Glaucoma in which intraocular pressure
determines a permanent dilatation of the pupil and depression of the
optic disc: (e) The pupil is narrowed in iritis, and is less responsive
to atropia or other mydriatic: (f) Lesions of the oculo-motor nerve may
paralyze the iris and fix the pupil. The first three and the fifth of
these conditions may be recognized by the naked eye, alone, or with the
aid of focal illumination, the fourth may require the aid of the
ophthalmoscope and the sixth which cannot be reached by such methods,
might in exceptional cases be betrayed by other disorders of the
oculo-motor nerve (dropping of the upper eyelid, protrusion of the
eyeball, squinting outward).
13th. =Coloboma= (_fenestrated iris_), and =lacerated iris= are
recognizable by the naked eye in a good light, or by the aid of focal
illumination.
14th. =Tension of the eyeball= (_Tonometry_). Elaborate instruments
constructed for ascertaining ocular tension are of very little use in
the lower animals. The simplest and most practicable method is with the
two index fingers placed on the upper lid to press the eyeball downward
upon the wall of the orbit using the one finger alternately with the
other as if in search of fluctuation. The other fingers rest on the
margin of the orbit. All normal eyes have about the same measure of
tension and one can use his own eye as a means of comparison. The
educated touch is essential. In increased tension, the sense of hardness
and resistance, and the indisposition to become indented on pressure is
present in the early stages of internal ophthalmias (iritis,
choroiditis, retinitis), phlegmon of the eyeball, glaucoma,
hydrophthalmos, and tumors of the bulb.
Oblique Focal Illumination.
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