But enough has been said to point out the importance of the disease,
and the signs by which it may be recognised at its first approach.
TREATMENT.--Keeping the eye free from discharge, by the constant
removal of the matter secreted, is what the medical attendant will
chiefly insist upon; and without this is done, any treatment he may
adopt will be useless; with it, there is no doubt of a successful issue
of the case, provided his attention has only been called to it at a
sufficiently early period.
HARE-LIP.
This is a blemish too well known to require a formal description. The
questions most interesting to a mother in relation to it, are,--How is
her child to be nourished, that is born with it? and when ought an
operation to be performed for its removal?
THE MODE OF FEEDING THE INFANT.--If the defect is but trifling, the
infant will be able to suck, provided the mother's nipple is large, and
the milk flows freely from it. If this is not the case, the difficulty
may be obviated by using the cork nipple shield.[FN#29] I have known
this to answer the purpose admirably, when the mother had previously
despaired of nursing her infant, the nipple being too small for it to
grasp.
[FN#29] See p. 41.
If, however, the defect exists in a still greater degree, feeding by
means of the spoon must be resorted to; the greatest care being
necessary as to the quantity, quality, and preparation of the
food.
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