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Now it is just possible you may have heard of a complaint of the eyes called Ophthalmia, which comes on sometimes in very hot countries,
The Fairy Godmothers and Other Tales Alfred Gatty 1841
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'Ophthalmia' is a disease to which the dog is often liable.
The Dog William Youatt 1811
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Ophthalmia is rare. 17 In the summer, quotidian and tertian fevers (Hummah Salis) are not uncommon, and if accompanied by emetism, they are frequently fatal.
Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah 2003
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For common Ophthalmia, in the early stages, while there is more or less fever and headache, with flushed face, bloodshot eyes and throbbing of the temporal arteries, _Bell. _ and _Aconite_ should be used alternately every two hours, and a wash made with ten drops of tincture of Aconite to one gill of pure water, applied to the eyes as hot as the patient can bear.
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Ophthalmia and various diseases of the eye were very prevalent.
Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before George Turner
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_Ophthalmia_, disorders at Marocco prevail among the Jews, 92.
An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa Abd Salam Shabeeny
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WASON, ISABEL: Ophthalmia associated with a dietary deficiency in fat - soluble vitamine A.J. Am. Med.
The Vitamine Manual Walter H. Eddy
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And he, Homistogetes, was born of Hermogenes and Ophthalmia and was at home in Syncope beside the fast flowing Paresis.
Behind the Beyond and Other Contributions to Human Knowledge Stephen Leacock 1906
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Ophthalmia of the new-born, which often leads to blindness, commonly depends upon conjunctival infection received during the act of parturition.
The Sexual Life of the Child Albert Moll 1900
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Ophthalmia, for instance, was a prevalent disease, as were the growths such as Marama had suffered from, to say nothing of surgical cases and those resulting from accident or from nervous ailments.
When the World Shook; being an account of the great adventure of Bastin, Bickley and Arbuthnot Henry Rider Haggard 1890
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