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Tag: keratitis

  • The lead hat

    The lead hat

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    I wonder if it’s different for everyone. With me, it was the hat made of lead. I’d feel it start to press down on my skull as I entered the practice, and with everyone that approached saying “I’m sorry to grab you before you start, but I need to talk to you about…” that hat…

  • Experience

    Experience

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    “I’ll never forgive you for this. Never.” The man whispered the words in my ear through his tears as I picked up the still-warm body of his companion of 10 years and turned to carry it back towards the practice. A feeling was growing inside me, making my steps heavy and my head numb –…

  • Check tear production in cases of facial paralysis

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    We recently saw a 10-year-old, West Highland white that had developed a middle ear infection and facial paralysis. Following treatment and further investigation, it turned out the poor little chap had concurrent hypothyroidism. Several weeks later, I noticed the eye the same side as the ear infection had developed a mucopurulent discharge and mild keratitis. On checking its Schirmer…