Ars chirurgica a compendium of the theory and practice of chirurgery in seven books ... shewing the names, causes, signs, differences, prognosticks, and various intentions of curing all kinds of chirurgick diseases ... : to which is added Pharmacopoeia chirurgica, or, The medical store, Latin and English ... / by William Salmon ...

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Ars chirurgica a compendium of the theory and practice of chirurgery in seven books ... shewing the names, causes, signs, differences, prognosticks, and various intentions of curing all kinds of chirurgick diseases ... : to which is added Pharmacopoeia chirurgica, or, The medical store, Latin and English ... / by William Salmon ...
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Salmon, William, 1644-1713.
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London : Printed for J. Dawks ... and sold by S. Sprint [and 6 others] ...,
M.DC.XCVIII [1698]
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Medicine -- 15th-18th centuries.
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I. Closed Eyes.

II. Ancyloplepharon, Coali∣tus, the Eye-lids growing together, or else, to the white and horny Coat, or both together. If before Birth, or naturally so, they are carefully to be divided by an Incision-Knife; on the Point of which is to be a little Knob; after which they are to be kept asunder with Lint, and fit Me∣dicines.

III. If after a Wound, not being healed according to Art, so that the Eye-lids grow together; put in a small Probe by degrees, at the Corner next the Nose, and bearing it up, divide the joined Lids all along: Or you may do it with an Incision-knife, after the manner of the former Operation.

IV. If the Eye-lids should ad∣here to the Coats, by reason of Ʋlcers ill cured, &c. they are carefully to be divided with the like Incision-Knife, rather lea∣ving some of the Eye-lid on the Coat of the Eye, then cut the Tunicle, for that what remains may be taken off afterwards.

V. This done, ℞ Rose-water and Whites of Eggs, beat them together, and dip Pledgets therein, which apply, to hinder grow∣ing together again: Then let the Sick be often moving their Eye-lids, and wash often with our Aqua Regulata, or Aqua Ophthalmica.

VI. Or, you may wash with this; ℞ Rhenish-wine, Red-wine, Damask-Rose-water a. ℥iij. Tutid prepared ʒiij. Myrrh in pouder ʒij. Scammony in pouder ʒi. boil till a third part is wasted; strain, and hang in a Nodule, Verdigrise, Camphir a. ʒi. digest a Week-strain again, and keep it for use.

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