Eyeball Inflammations

SYN: Iritis, retinitis eye strain, conjunctivitis, keratitis, trachoma, ecchymoses, dacryocystitis, ophthalmia, corneal ulcer, blepharitis.

HYD

Iritis: very painful, usually with red iris, photophobia, associated with systemic diseases

JHK

Antiphlogistics
- Fomentations covering the eye and extending onto forehead, 15-20 min or until skin is red. repeat as needed for analgesia
- frequently renewed, 15°C Heating Compress in interval

JHK

Analgesic for acute inflammations then chronic inflammations
Antiphlogistic - apply only the over and above eye
- Revulsive Compress
- Fomentation

Eye strain - errors in eye refraction - Analgesic

GKA

Acute stage: in association with appropriate antiseptics

Cooling Compress (4-6 thicknesses of gauze wrung from ice- water or kept on ice) renewed when warmed (2-3min) continuously for 30min, off for 30min then repeat.
Cooling Coil (8cm), ice in collecting can for renewing both with...
- occasional brief hot gauze compress or small Fomentations to side of face for Derivation or...
- wrapped ice over eye with brief larger Fomentations over eye, forehead and cheek.

After acuteness subsides:

Alternate small gauze Fomentations and Cooling Compress over eye Cold 2min; heat 1min

In Infections: High intake of vitamin A through carrot juice or supplement

Trachoma: after operation, Cooling Coil

Ecchymoses (haemorrhage into skin and mucous membrane)

Corneal ulcer: 30sec UV from mercury vapour lamp direct through quartz applicator covered with foil to to the exact size of the ulcer

Blepharitis: lids closed and slightly everted, UV via quartz applicator kept moving for 2 min.

Traditional Hydrotherapy