Homoeopathy — Page 698
19 Diseases of the Eye Inflammation of the eyes should be immediately treated with Aconite and Belladonna combined, in any potency. If there is no immediate relief, then refer to the following chapters where eye diseases have been specifically mentioned: Aesculus Euphrasia Aethusa Gelsemium Alumina Hepar Sulph Apis Millefolium Arnica Psorinum Conium All the above remedies are of immense value. A physician would find most eye diseases covered in these remedies. However a more detailed treatment of some of them is described below. When the blood vessels of the eyes become weak and cannot tolerate even slight pressure, the eyes remain permanently congested and red; some doctors call it piles of the eyes. In this situation, Aesculus 30 is the best. If untreated, there may be a danger of losing the eyesight. Aesculus is also useful in the treatment of nodular swellings resulting from chronic inflammation of the eye. Sometimes, the eyelids become swollen and inverted (inside out) exposing the deep red surface and look horrible. The eyelashes start falling out. In this condition, Psorinum, Hepar Sulph and Alumina are extremely useful. In Aethusa, the eyes are hypersensitive to light and the margins of the eyelids become swollen. The eyeballs roll from side to side and become drawn downwards. In Apis, there is puffiness and whole of the eye becomes swollen, looking like raw meat. Both Euphrasia and Belladonna resemble each other in the redness of the eye and its severity. In Euphrasia, the watery discharge is very corrosive.