synechia
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Origin of synechia
1835–45; < New Latin < Greek synécheia continuity, coherence, equivalent to syneche-, stem of synechḗs (adj.) holding together ( syn- syn- + ech ( ein ) to hold + -ēs adj. suffix) + -ia -ia
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On the other hand, considerable opacity of the corneæ or cases which were complicated with anterior synechia, &c., were excluded from the statistics.
From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by Schweigger, C.
Vision suffers from extension of the infiltration to the cornea, or from iritis with its attendant synechiae, or from anterior choroiditis, and sometimes also from secondary glaucoma.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various
No local treatment is called for except the shading of the eyes and in most cases the use of a mydriatic to prevent synechiae when the iris is involved.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various
If a case of iritis be left to itself or treated without the use of a mydriatic, posterior synechiae almost invariably form.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various
Cloudiness of the lens set in in 4 per cent of the cases, while posterior synechiae developed in the great majority of them.
From Glaucoma A Symposium Presented at a Meeting of the Chicago Ophthalmological Society, November 17, 1913 by Nance, Willis O.
What should be aimed at, at the time of the inflammation, is to put the eye as far as possible at rest, to prevent the formation of synechiae and alleviate the pain.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various
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