Astigmatism
|
Remedy |
Characteristics Symptoms |
Patient Worse by |
Patient Better by |
| Gelsemium | General prostration Dizziness, drowsiness, dullness, and trembling Slow pulse, tired feeling, mental apathy. Paralysis of various groups of muscles about the eyes, throat, chest, larynx, sphincter, extremities, etc Muscular weakness Complete relaxation and prostration Lack of muscular co-ordination General depression from heat of sun Sensitive to a falling barometer; cold and dampness brings on many complaints Children fear falling, grab nurse or crib Sluggish circulation Disturbed muscular apparatus of eyes Corrects blurring and discomfort in eyes even after accurately adjusted glasses Vision blurred, smoky Dim-sighted; pupils dilated and insensible to light Has no thirst Urine profuse, clear, watery, with chilliness and tremulousness Scanty flow; menses retarded Cannot get fully to sleep |
Damp weather Fog Before a thunderstorm Emotion, or excitement, bad news Tobacco-smoking When thinking of his ailments At 10 am |
Bending forward By profuse urination Open air Continued motion Stimulants |
| Lilium Tigrinum | More often indicated in unmarried women Pain in eyes, extending back into head; lachrymation; and impaired vision Myopic astigmia Useful in restoring power to the weakened ciliary muscle Hungry; longs for meat Thirsty, drinks often and much, and before severe symptoms Urine milky, scanty, hot Constant desire to defecate, from pressure in rectum, worse standing Menses early, scanty, dark, clotted, offensive; flow only when moving about; ceases when resting Acrid, brown leucorrhœa; smarting in labia Sleep unrefreshing, with disagreeable dreams.; unable to sleep, with wild feeling in head |
Consolation Warm room |
Fresh air |
| Physostigma | Contraction of the pupil and of the ciliary muscles Condition of short-sightedness Rigidity of muscles; paralysis Spasm of ciliary muscles, with irritability after using eyes. Irregular menstruation, with palpitation |