HOMOEOPATHY AND EYE DISEASES



For the last 2 years I have discarded Morphia or Luminal as pre-operative sedative and have substituted it with Aconite 30, 2 hours before the operation and once again immediately before the operation is begun. It has acted well and the patients have behaved as well with it as with the former Morphia or Luminal. Immediately the operation is over I give under tongue Arnica 30 and another dose at night telling the patient that it is a “sleeping draught” and it does act like one. I have had no reason to repent this and I think the patients are quieter and the wounds have healed well.

It is very difficult to treat eye cases homoeopathically. The patient wants immediate relief and is not in a mood to stand a long interrogation and waiting. Once, of course, there is confidence then they are prepared to wait as long as desired. There are very few books on the eye treatment also, and only one, viz., Moffat is new. Unless there is a homoeopathic Eye Hospital drugs cannot be tried and their real value known. There is a want of a hospital of his sort very badly. I do not think there is any Homoeopathic eye hospital in India. If some philanthropic gentlemen builds one he will be benefitting the humanity a lot.

B K Phatak