Feeling of fullness and weight, together with excruciating pain, in the orbits, Sense of fullness and heaviness, together with excruciating pain, in the orbits. Weight above the orbits. Supraorbital pain (second day). Lids. Eyelids red (second day). The eyelids became excessively swollen and sensitive. Lids agglutinated by thick yellow mucus. Upper eyelid droops very much. Twitching of the right upper lid (after one hour). Violent closing of the lids, as if the eye were placed in a press.
Complete paralysis and insensibility of the lids. Ciliary neuralgia of the right side, followed by dulness of vision.
Heaviness of the lids. Contraction in the eyes, especially in the lids. Sensation as if something were under the lids, and as if the eyeball were too large, an acute pressive sensation. Tearing in eyelids, with sleepiness, after soup, in the morning (after three-quarters of an hour). Itching of the canthus of the left eye, and pain, as from rubbing. Itching on the left upper lid provokes scratching, which relieved (after a quarter of an hour). Lachrymal Apparatus. Profuse discharge of acrid corrosive tears, that contract the skin. Profuse acrid lachrymation, with diminished vision. Profuse lachrymation, without any other affection of the eye. Profuse white watery discharge from he eyes. without inflammation or any other complaint of the parts; this discharge shortly became thicker and agglutinated the of the parts; this discharge shortly became thicker and agglutinated the lids, so that he had to moisten them in order to open his eyes; in the morning. Conjunctiva. Conjunctiva suffused with blood. Effusion of apparently coagulated blood under the conjunctivae (fourth day). The conjunctiva of the left eye became suffused with blood.
Conjunctiva oedematous. Conjunctiva pale. The conjunctiva is bloodless. Conjunctiva sallow. Conjunctiva somewhat jaundiced.
Slight jaundiced color of the conjunctiva and skin. Conjunctiva of a well-marked livid yellow color, observed nowhere else. Conjunctiva yellow. Slight yellowness of conjunctiva. Conjunctiva dingy yellow. Conjunctiva dingy yellow, with a shade of blue. Dingy yellow hue of the conjunctiva and of the skin of the face and entire body. Conjunctiva of a well- marked bluish tinge. Conjunctiva dry. Ball. Pains shooting through the eyeballs on closing the lids firmly (second day).
Jerking tearing in the left eyeball, in the forenoon.
Muscular spasms of right eyeball. A violent stitch, with burning, beneath the left eyeball, at 2 P.M. Pupil. Pupils strongly dilated, yet the iris contracts, and vision is unimpaired.
Pupils widely dilated, and insensible to artificial light; fundus oculi black. Pupils strongly dilated; insensible to light.
Both pupils excessively dilated, but in different degrees, and unequally throughout their respective circumferences. Pupils exceedingly dilated. Pupils strongly dilated, but irregular in their entire circumference; they do not contract near a bright light. Pupils, especially the right pupil, so much dilated, that only a trace of the iris was visible. A lighted candle had no effect on them at a distance of four or five inches, but when brought to within half an inch, the iris was seen to contract slightly, especially the left iris, and the lids made some efforts to close. Left pupil more dilated than the right. Pupil of right eye considerably dilated; iris absolutely immovable. Left pupil dilated, till the iris is almost invisible; it does not contract under artificial light.
Right pupil dilates and contracts somewhat under the influence of light, and there is some power of vision in the right eye. Pupils uneven, the left one rather more than the right. Pupils moderately dilated. Dilated pupils. The pupils are dilated, sometimes closed. Dilatation of left pupil less in degree, and unequal all around, so that the pupil is no longer circular. The pupils seem at first spasmodically contracted, unnaturally small. afterwards they become much dilated, insensible, paralyzed, and are not at all contracted by the light, Pupils contracted, and only slow of reaction. Pupils quite contracted, but sensitive to light. Pupils contracted. Pupils insensible to light. Vision. In the left eye acuteness of vision was normal; by the right fingers were counted at only 1 1/2 meter (instead of 70, normal); ophthalmoscopic examination showed very greatly dilated veins in the fundus of the left eye, no neuritis optici, visual acuteness of the right eye 5/20, perception of color very feeble; field of vision very greatly limited, 20 degrees from the right side than on the left. Diplopia. The shortsightedness increases. (Shortsightedness diminished, with general increased vigor, in the forenoon, when walking in the open air). Dimness of sight, etc. Sometimes dimness before the eyes, without noise in the ears. Impaired vision of the right eye. Dimness of vision, especially of the right eye.
Impaired sight. Dimness of vision almost immediately, and second day. Very dim vision; cannot recognize persons, even at a short distance (for a few days). Dimness of vision, coming on the following manner: He feels a weakness in all the limbs; at the same time there is a roaring in the ears, and an appearance before the eyes like falling snow or showers of fire; he almost loses consciousness, and has to lean against something to prevent falling. This occurs from twice to six times daily (generally two or three times in twenty-four hours).
Weakness of sight. Sight weak; some diplopia of right eye, which is also affected by external strabismus. Diminished sight and hearing, followed by complete amaurosis, that, however, gradually disappeared. Vision dim and confused. Vision indistinct. Can hardly distinguish light from darkness with the left eye, which looks quite sound. Sight became weak in one. Vision became imperfect. Vision dim and veiled, double. Complains of obscure vision and a strange uncomfortable feeling. Diminished vision; the ophthalmoscope showed venous congestion, with sinusities of the blood vessels.
Vision became feeble. Could not see anything distinctly; objects appeared double, except when she was close to them. He does not see as well with the left eye as with the right; objects at a certain distance seem double or triple. Vision diminished to 1/8; the visual field was not diminished, optic papilla normal, though the veins were greatly dilated with blood. Amaurotic weakness of vision. Complete and sudden loss of vision succeeded an attack of most violent headache and colic.
Sudden loss of vision, with headache, with sensitive pupils; after a few minutes the patient was able to count the fingers; this was associated with wide-open staring eyes; the upper lids seemed drawn far above the upper corneal margin; on attempting to use the ophthalmoscope the patient became very restless and anxious, rolled the eyeballs, spoke unintelligibly, and tried to get out of bed; this was followed by an epileptiform spasm, with complete unconsciousness. The patient suddenly lost the power of distinguishing objects about him, and for a short time could not see the light; this sudden loss of vision was followed by a sudden paralytic spasm, with loss of consciousness; on the next day the sight partly returned, so that the patient was able to see as through a fog, and for five days the sight gradually improved; on the sixth day there was again sudden loss of vision, this time without headache and without subsequent convulsions. Loss of vision. Sudden loss of vision during or succeeding the attacks of lead colic has been noticed by many observers (Plater, Smetius, Schrock, Nebillius, and others). Eclampsia. consequent upon uraemic poisoning. with albuminous urine. Amaurosis. Amaurosis and deafness were complications of motor paralysis in only six cases out of one hundred and two. Blindness. Blindness (effects of large doses). Transparency of the organ perfectly preserved; sight completely destroyed. Dazzling before the eyes.
Cloudiness of vision. Vision as through a fog, with contracted pupils and leaden-colored sclerotics. Was frequently obliged to wipe the eyes; it seems as though there were a dimness in them; for half an hour. Sensation as of a cloud before the eyes; objects seem indistinct (after one hour). A cloud before the left eye, with agglutination of both eyes, in the morning and evening (third day). When his arm was fixed he used to feel dull, and had a mist before his eyes. Constant cloud about the eyes (after two hours and three-quarters). Everything before the eyes seemed to tremble and to turn in a circle, immediately. He sees only half of the objects he regards (in a painter; disappeared along with the colic). Small yellow spots before the left eye, which cover what is looked at; he distinguishes near objects no better than distant ones, though at a certain distance things seem to jump. Everything seems yellow. It becomes black before the eyes.
Ear
Tension in the region of the right ear and the corresponding cervical muscles (after two hours and a half). Right arm painful; sensitive to pressure; lancinations from the shoulder towards the bend of the elbow. Tearing in the region of the right ear, after dinner. A fine stitch extending into the lobule of the right ear (after one hour). Boring in the right ear, after dinner. Transient pains within the left ear and in the meatus auditorius. Tearing deep in the right ear (after half an hour). Tearing deep in the left ear (after two hours and a half).
Born in 1837in Westminster, Vermont. . He was an orthodox doctor who converted to homeopathy
Dr. Allen compiled the Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica over the course of 10 years.
In 1881 Allen published A Critical Revision of the Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica.