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s Scientific Instruments
Few people realize the importance of scientific
instruments for testing the eyes Of course the
instruments do not make the scientific specialist but
all things being equal is it not wise to seek the as
sistance of a man who has at least the necessary ap
paratus for carrying on his business in a skillful
and intelligent manner To he sure there have been
great men in the past in this profession who had but
few of the appliances so generally in use now by the
skillful specialists but like all other sciences tkjgas
received its share of attention and the perfeofcssm that
instruments for this work have attained is something
only short of marvelous It is comparatively few years since
an examination of the interior of the eye has become possi
ble and all troubles which did not yield to local application
or the ordinary glasses were pronounced by the specialst as
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incurable and there
was nothing to do
but await the cer
tain fate of becom
ing blind which
was the common lot
of a large per cent
of aged people But
how different is this
now with the instru
ments that are be
ing used by compe
tent specialists The
interior of the eye
is as plainly visible
as something seen
from the exterior
through the window
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J ed room And by
the timely assistance of properly adjusted glasses many a
trouble which in time becomes serious can be averted
Particularly is this true of school children who may be
delicate in constitution and very studious by dsiposition
who are not content to use their eyes in
school but pore over their books night after
night until nature rebels and they complain
of not being able to see or of headache
Do not make the common mistake which
has been the cause of so much trouble and
prejudice against glasses of thinking that
procuring proper glasses is a simple matter
You cannot have your eyes fitted as you
can a pair of gloves or shoes as the fit of
the first pair of glasses means a great deal
to your future And a misfitted pair of
glasses for a child may mean that they will
become a slave to the use of glasses for the
remainder of their life While on the other
liand properly fitted glasses may entirely
sight tome temporary trouble so that the
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child may outgrow all the bad effects of having strained
their eyes and be able to dispense with their glasses en
tirely in after life Give this matter due consideration
and do not be too hasty in a matter of such importance
tTbe pbtbalmometer
Is one of the marvelous instruments used by Dr Sey
mour for fitting the eyes of children It does away with
injurious drugs
It is the most wonderful invention of the age for fitting
astigmatic sight in children being absolutely the only
instrument made for measuring the cornea of the eye
That Dr Seymour has the most complete line of
scientific instruments for a thorough and skillful ex
amination of the eyes is admitted by all who are in
a position to know the facts and this is particularly
true in regard to the special instruments designed and
made for his special use The ophthalmometer is abso
lutely necessary to the success of any specialist in determ
ining the proper axis of cylindrical lenses fitted to the
eyes of children It does away with the necessity of
using atrophine which of times proves an injury to the
sight and always effects it temporarily as it completely
paralyzes the muscles which contract and regulate the iris
but has been considered necessary to fit children properly
This fact however has long since been disapproved and
the methods now used are in no way unpleasant or detri
mental to the sight and the results are far more accurate
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