Her vision was reduced to 6-15 in each eye with her glasses on. She
wondered and no doubt the parents did, if it was not another case of a
misfit in glasses similar to all her previous experiences. This time I
insisted upon a thorough physical examination against all protest. The
following lesions were discovered: the left innominate was up and back
or tilted posteriorly, first lumbar anterior and to the right, sixth
and first dorsals to the right. The case was not refracted again. I
took particular care the first time and I was quite sure the refractive
error was corrected. It was all explained to the parents and regular
osteopathic treatment was begun. In less than a month practically
every lesion was corrected, her vision returned to normal and she also
was cured of an annoying backache with which she had been bothered
for years. Her nerves were depleted a great deal. She got benefit in
ways that she had not dreamed of. This approach to the eye is not
considered by physicians in general, even the oculists. I have had
about ten special courses in medical colleges and hospitals on the eye,
ear, nose and throat, and I have never heard anything mentioned that
would indicate any ideas of the logic involved in this case. Surely
osteopathy has much to offer in eye troubles that is new and unique.
The osteopathic examination of the eye then should begin with the
feet, going then to the innominates, lumbar, dorsal, ribs and cervical
regions. Oculists are too prone to rely upon crutches (glasses) in the
treatment of asthenopia.
It is easy for the osteopath to conceive how lesions of the upper
dorsal and cervical regions may occur and disturb the nerve and blood
supply to the eye. This is why asthenopia appears so frequently with
ordinary use of the eyes, even without abuse or refractive errors.
The Lumbar Region
The lumbar region should be carefully examined, especially for any
curvature which might cause a disturbance of the equilibrium above.
Compensatory curves or individual lesions would be the result with a
consequent interference with the integrity of the nervous reflexes to
the eye.
The Dorsal Region
The same may be said of the dorsal region as of the lumbar in regard
to curvatures. There is one individual lesion in this region that very
frequently exists with eye troubles, i. e., the 2nd dorsal vertebra
lateral. Any of the upper four dorsals in lesion may be a causative
factor in predisposing to disease of the eye but it has been my
observation that the 2nd is involved most often. In severe headaches
due to eye strain from refractive error, a good diagnostic symptom is
tenderness and contraction at the 2nd dorsal even when there is no
subluxation.
The Cervical Region
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