Sfrabismus

Agar.,ACic,CiNAj,Cupr.,Cycl.,Eserin,Gels.jHell.,
Hyos.jJab.,Kalii.,Mag.ph.,Nux,Sen.,
Spig.,Stram.

AGARICUSMUSCARIUSAgar.
BugAgaric.Amanitamushroom.
Objective.

Twitchesinorofthelids;contracted
palpebralfissurewithoutswelling.Very
littleappearanceofinflammation.Twitchingof
(in)theball,oftenpainfulwhilereading,

<left.

Myosis.
Sandbrow.Achingandpressureintheball,itis
sensitivetotouch;burningwnditching;stitches.

Eyesfeelveryweak.

Dim,asinamist,withflickering.
Readingdifficult,astypeseemstomove,toswim.
Yellowspotswhenlookingatwhite."Vibrating
Vision.

spectra."Muscsevolitantes.Shortsighted.All
objectslookblue.

Particularlyusefulinasthenopia

Clinical.

fromprolongedstrain;weakness,fibrillar
spasms.

ACETICACIDAcet.ac.
HCjHgOa.

Eyessunken,surroundedbydark

Objective.

circles.Lacrimation.

Hasprovedofvalueincroupous

Clinical.

conjunctivitis(notdiphtheritic)withcloselyadherent,

tough,dense,yellowishwhitefalsemembrane
whichleavesnoscarsanddoesnotpenetrate
deeply.Thelidsarered,edematous,the

upperhangsdownoverthelower,andatnotime
aretheyrigidlyinfiltrated.

CHINAChina.
CinchonaOfficinalis.C.Calisaya.Peruvian
Bark.

Whitesofeyes

yellow.Lacrimation.

Objective.

Subjective.
Pressureineyes.Photophobia.

Motionofeyespainfulwithsensationofmechanical
hindrance.Crawlingpainineyesand
innersurfaceoflids,withlacrimation.Neuralgic
painVision.

^Dim.
^Anaemia.Nervouserythism

Characteristics.

withdebility.Vertigo.

Nyctalopiafromanaemia.Notoften

Clinical.

calledforinoculartherapeuticsexceptwhenfor
consequencesoflossofvitalftuids,orofmalaria.

Neuralgia.Leucocythaemia.Theremay
beperiodicity.Lossoftone.

CYCLAMENEUROPIUMCycl.
SowBread.

Swellingofupper
Subjective.Eyesburn;drynessand
Vision.Dim,and
<onwaking.Dim
Objective.

lids.

pressure.

spots,

visionasofsmokeorfog.Flickeringofvarious
colors.Photopsia:seescountlessstars;fiery
specks,sparks,glitteringneedles.Flickeringof
tlielight,ontryingtoread.

Strabismusfrommenstrual

CharacteristicB.

orgastricirregularities.Chloroticanaemic

women

torpidmindandbody.

GELSEMIUMSEMPERVIRENSGels.
YellowJessamine.
Objective.

Lidsdroop.Eyeshalfclosed,apparent
inabilitytomovethelids.Lidscloseon
lookingsteadilyatanything.Lateralnystagmus,

onSubjective.

Greatheavinessofthelids.Aversion
tolight.Sorenessoftheballs.Dullfeeling
(withsomeaching)inthewholeoftheorbits.
Bruisedpainaboveandbackoftheorbits.
Drawingovertheeyes.Painfromovereyesto

<right.Orbitalneuralgia.

occiput,
Vision.

<

Dimsight,withvertigo.Smokyappearance
beforetheeyes,withpainoverthem.
Blackandbrightspecks.Glimmering.Objects
appeardouble.Diplopiawhichcanbecontrolled
byaneffortofthewill.Diplopiawheninclining
theheadtoeithershoulder,butvisionsingle
whenholdingtheheaderect.

Gelsemimnisvaluableinparalysis
anddiseasesofthefundus,butisrarelybeneficial
Clinical.

insuperficialaffectionsoftheeyes.Itsaction

markedinserousuveitisorserous
inflammationofthechoroid,ciliarybodyoriris
separately.Ithasareputationfordetached
retina,glaucoma,serousiritis,"Descemetitis,"
theballbeingslightlyreddened,alsoinretmochoroiditis
anddisseminatechoroiditis.
isvery

JABORANDIJab.
Pilocarpus.(ItsalkaloidisPilocarpin.)

Myosis.Lidstwitch.
Subjective.Eyes
fromnearmsion.
Objective.

tire

Headacheonusingtheeyes.Vertigoand
nauseaonusingtheeyes.

Nearsighted;approximationofboth

Vision.

farandnearpoints.Spasmofaccommodation
whilereading.Thestateofvisionisconstantly
chcmging,becomessuddenlymoreorlessdim
everyfewmoments.Everythingatadistance
hazy.Couldreadmoderatesizetypeatonebut
notattwofeet.Nauseafromlookingatmoving
objects.Spotsbeforeeyes.

Spasmofaccommodation

Characteristics.

fromirritableweaknessoftheciliarymuscle.
Primarilyincreasedsecretion;secondarily,dryness.

Oneofourvaluableeyeremedies.

Clinical.

Nortonrecommendsitforserouschoroiditisand
forrecentperiodicconvergentsquintnotdependent

uponweaknessoftheopposingmuscle.
Thefollowingsymptomshavebeenrepeatedly

<movingtheeyes heatandburning,

relieved:

smartingandpain,intheeyesonusing
them.

KALIlODATUMKali

i.

Kalihydriodicum.Potassiumiodid.KI.

Objective.

^Adiffusekeratitisdevelopedduring

administrationofpot.iod.andimproved
rapidlyupondiscontinuingthedrug.Edemaof
thelids.Purulentconjunctivitis;chemosis.

Lacrimation.

Eyesbum.Painover

Subjective.

leftsideof

headandintheeye,<darkstormydays.

Dim,foggy.
^When

Vision.

Characteristics.

thisremedyisthoroughly

indicatedtherewillalmostalwaysbean

edematousorinfiltratedstateoftheaffected
part.

^Veryusefulforviolent

Clinical.

syphilitic

abuseofmercury;irisismuch

iritis,aft3erthe

swollen,aqueouscloudy,ciliaryinjection

<atnight,

marked,abrightangryred.Pain,

maybeverysevere.Photophobiaandlacrimation
variable.Hashelpedorbitalperiostitis,
syphiliticornot,painintenseorabsent.Pustules

ofcorneaandconjunctiva.Averyprominent
remedyforacuteorchroniciridochoroidttis,Kaliiodatumisthefirstremedythoughtoffor

paralysisofanymuscleduetosyphiliticperiostitis.

Whenbetterprovenitwillbebetterpossible
toprescribethisremedyhomoeopathicallyand

thensmallerdosesmaybeserviceable.
arenotthesame,chemicallynortherapeutically.

(Therearenoprovings.)Intro^

Clinical.

ducedbySciiuesslerwhorecommendeditforthe
second,theexudative,stageininflammations.
Characteristics.

MAGNESIAPHOSPHORICAMag.phos.
Magnesiumphosphate.MgHP04.7H20.

Lids

Objective.

twitch.Lacrimation.

Subjective.

Orbitalandsupraorbitalpains,

<rightside,>warmapplications.

^Aspasmodicdrug.Nystagmus.
Spasmodicstrabismus.Myosis.Diplopia.Photophobia.
Chromotopsia,sparks.Ismostused
Clinical.

forneuralgia:thepainsareparoxysmal,or
shooting,darting,stinging,shifting,intermittent
;

always

>bywarmthan,dpressure.

MERCURIALISPERENNISMercurial.
Dog'sMercury.

^Eyesblinkinopen

Objective,

airandsunlight.

Upperlidstwitch,<left.Wateryeyes.
Mydriasis.

Subjective.

PHOSPHORUSPhos.
P.

Eyessunkenandsurroundedwith

Objective.

bluerings.Eyesseemlarge.Edemaoflids,
andaroundtheeyes.Ptosis.Myosis.

^Achingandburningpains

Subjective.

inthe

eyes.Stiffnessandheat.Dullpainafterreading.

Vision.

Objectslookred.Letterslookred,

whenreading.Hemeralopiaidayblindness

seesmoredistinctlyintmlightthanduringthe
day.Eyesgiveoutwhilereading.Obligedto
holdobjectsneartoseethemdistinctly;atadistance

everythingseemsenvelopedinafogor
mist;couldseebetterwhenpupilsweredilated
byshadingthemwiththehand.Dimness,cloudy
vision.Everythingseemsinamist.Seemsasif

therewereablackveilbeforetherighteye.

greenhaloaboutthecandlelightintheevening.

Photopsies,sparksinthedark.Flickeringbefore
theeyesandroaringinthehead.Muscse
volitantes,spots,points,darkobjectsinthe
vision.

Irritableweaknessofthe

Characteristics.

nervoussystem.Verysensitivetoexternalimpressions,
orthepatienthasbeenso.Makesthe
bloodmoreliquid,slowerincoagulating.Produces
localstasis,andfattydegeneration.Small

woundsbleedeasily;brittlebloodvessels.

Oneoftheprincipalremediesfor

Clinical.

deepseatedaffectionsoftheeye.Hyperaemia
andinflammationoftheopticnerve,retinaand
choroid.Retinitisapoplectica;albuminurica;
withsuppressionofmensesorotheruterineor
ovariandisorder.Cataract.GloMcoma.Cherryred
colorbeforetheeyes.Blindnessafterlightning
stroke.Amblyopia.Asthenopia.

NUXVOMICANux.
PoisonNut.QuakerButtons.

Objective.

^Lidstwitch.Eyesblink.Movement

difficultonaccountofmuscularstiffness.

Lacrimation;inmorning,whileyawning,eyes
fullofwater.

Photophobia,<morning.A

Subjective.

smartingdryfeelingininnercanthi,inthemorning

<externalcanthi,

inbed.Bitingintheeyes,

asfromsalt,withlacrimation.Thecanthi

arepainfulasifsore.Marginoflidpainfulas

<ontouch,<morning.Pressure

ifrubbedsore,

intheupperlids,andinthemargins.

Cloudy.Glitteringappearancebefore

Vision.

theeyes;floatingblackandgraypoints.Vision
verysensitive.Retinalhyperesthesia.

Thin,

Characteristics.

irritable,cholericpersons,

withdarkhair;personswhomakegreat
mentalexertion,orleadasedentarylife;debauchers

whoareirritableandthin.Worsein
themoracoldorconstipation).Inthebeginningofa
coldwhenoneischillyjaching,yawny,and
stretchy..Nausea.Indigestion,soonaftereating,
fromovereating,highliving.Effectsoftobacco,
alcohol,drugging.Constipation,teasing
ineffectualdesireforstool.Diarrhea,preceded
bypainivhichisrelievedbythepassage.

The

Clinical.

specialsphereofusefulnessin

ophthalmologyisacuteandchronicretrobulbar
neuritis,andatrophyoftheopticnerve.Amblyopia;

amaurosis.Muscularparesisandparalysis.
Ulcers,pustules,ofthecornea.Iritis;
chorioretinitis.Oldcasesoftrachoma,evenwith
pannus.Ciliaryblepharitis;dacryocystoblennorrhea;

blepharospasm;morbidnictitation.

SENEGASen.
SenecaSnakeRoot.

Eyeswatery.
Subjective.Acingoppressivepainaboutthe
Objective.

eyes.Drawing

andpressureintheballs,withlessenedvisual
power.Dryness,withfeelingasiftheballswere
toolargefortheorbits.Eyesweak,withmuch
smarting,burningandlacrimation.

Objectslookshaded.Flickering

Vision.

whenreading,obligingonetowipetheeyes
often.Eyestrembleandwateronlookingintently
atanobject;weakandwatery,orbum,

whenreading.Readingdifficultbecauseitmakes
theeyesfeeldazzled.Flickeringandrunning
togetherofletterswhenreading.Whenwalking
towardthesettingsunheseemedtoseeanother,
smaller,sunbelowthefirst,assuminga

somewhatovalshapewhenlookingdown,disappearing
onbendingtheheadbackward*

Senega

Clinical.

isvaluableforabsorptionof

lensfragmentsaftercataractoperationorinjuries.

Hypotropia.

SPIGELIASpig.
PinkRoot.

Mydriasis.Lidslaxandpara

Objective.

lyzed,

hanglowandmustberaisedwiththe
hand.Whitesinflamed.Lacrimation.

Painas

Subjective.

ifupperlidwerehardor

immovable.Finecutting,likeaknife,onmargin
ofleftlowerlid.Strikingpressureunder
bothlids.Painasifleftorbitwerepressed
fromabovedownward.Sharp,shooting,cutting
pains,radiatingfromtheeye.Tearingpainsin
foreheadtowardtheorbits.Burningpamin
rightforeheadextendingtotheeyesothathe
couldnotturnitwithoutpain.Eyeshurtonmotion
asiftoolargefortheirorbits.Constant
stickingpainiViolentburrowingstitchinthemiddleofthe
eyeandinnercanthusthatdoesnotprevent
visionbutpressesupperliddownward.Intolerable
pf'essivepainintheballs,

<turning

them;dizzyontryingtolookwiththeeyes
turned,sothathewasobligedtoturnthewhole
head.Contractiveburningpaininrighteyeball.
Itchingstitchinrightball,thatreturned
afterrubbing.Painineyes,deepinthesockets.

Oneofthegreatneuralgia

Characteristics.

remedies,speciallyofthefifthpairofnerves,and
inneuralgicandrheumaticaffectionsofthe

<instormyweather.Pains

heart.Generally
radiate.

^Thechiefremedyfor

Clinical.

ciliaryneuralgia.

Itschiefindicationsarethecharacter

andintensityofthepains.Iritis.Glaucoma.
Ptosis.Cornealulcer.Sclerochoroiditis.Asthenopia

andanaemiaoftheopticnervefromtoo

muchteadrinking.