Show THAT BODY OF YOURS By Dr Jamey James W. W Barton TRACHOMA TRACHOMA- INFLAMMATION TION L OF EYELIDS For many years the treatment treatment treatment treat treat- ment of trachoma trachoma inflammation tion of the lining of the eyelids eye eye- lids was lids was a long slow painful process By extending from the eyelid to the cornea or outer covering of or the eyeball partial blindness sometimes occurred With the coming of the sulfa drugs eye specialists were able to obtain recoveries within a short time Trachoma is called granular conjunctivitis 3 A number of small pinkish or hard granulations develop on the conjunctiva which often when they heal leave serious scars in the eyelids There is pain an excessive flow of tears fear of ot light and lids are len When the eyelid is turned inside out these white sago like Uke arranged in rows can be seen Later grayIsh grayish gray gray- ish lines appear which is the beginning of the formation of scar tissue Until recently trachoma was not uncommon among wrestlers but with more care on their part by using antiseptic eye eyewashes eyewashes eyewashes washes before and after bouts most of them were able to avoid trachoma Just as penicillin has been found effective in various other infections so also with ma In the Journal of ogy Dr D D. D J J. J Darius reports 12 cases of trachoma ranging from the mild to the severe type treated at the United States Indian Indian Indian In In- dian Service hospitals hospital with so sodium sodium sodium so- so salt of penicillin in a so solution solution so- so o- o lution of units to each cubic cubic cubic cu cu- cu- cu bic centimeter of water Drops Drop of this solution were instilled in the eye every three hours Improvement was observed Under under under un un- der this three hour schedule but butmore butmore butmore more rapid results were obtained obtained ob oh tamed under a half halt hour sched sched- ule There was less les fear of light photophobia and less flow of tears within ty four to forty eight hours after treatment began Improvement Improvement Improvement Im Im- Im- Im provement in vision was usually evident on the third day together together together to to- gether with a flattening of the thel l little or The Tho gray substance which forms scar tissue began to disappear disappear disappear dis dis- dis- dis appear on the seventh day Rapid Rap Rap- id healing of the little ulcers on the cornea was vas the most spectacular spectacular spec spec- Improvement Dr Darius states that penicillin penicillin peni pen cillin cUlin is not superior or more rapid than treatment by the sulfa drugs drug's but may help cases which resist treatment by sulfa drugs Liver and Gall Bladder The liver does docs more different kinds of or work than any other organ in the body Anything that Interferes with its work upsets all the body processes The gall bladder can cause many distressing symptoms Send ten cents coin preferred and a Scent 3 S- cent stamp and ask for booklet booklet booklet book book- let No Liver and Gall Bladder Wrap coins carefully and mail your letter to Dr James W W. Barton care of The Salt Lake Telegram Home Service Bureau Salt Lake City Utah |