Electrolysis in Trichiasis. With or without Entropion
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چکیده
Dr. K. N. Pradhan, writing from Nagpur, draws attention to the number of different operations advocated for trichiasis, and the unsatisfactory results obtained. He strongly advocates electrolysis. Two or three sittings may be required, but the results are good and the effect is permanent. With regard to technique, he notes the following points:? (1) The patient should be instructed to let the eyelashes grow, and to refrain from using forceps or razor. (2) If the patient is very nervous, morphine and .atropine should be given half an hour before treatment, and one per cent, novocaine, with or without adrenalin, should be used to infiltrate the skin along the whole of the lid margin. (3) All the hairs can be removed at one sitting with very little reaction. As a rule
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دوره 59 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016