Ophthalmic Service of a Division of the Belgian Army in the Field

Marcel Danis
1920 American Journal of Ophthalmology  
of Medical Services to establish Cylinder -f-1, with spherical +1, +2, services in the specialties, in all the +3. hospitals at the front and at the rear, Cylinder +1.5 with spherical +1, +2, as well as in the sanitary formations +3. accompanying the army in the field. Cylinder +2 with sph. +1, +2, +3. hvery army division has one or more Cylinder +3 with sph. +1, +2, +3. divisional infirmaries, situated, as a Cylinder -1 with sph. -1, -1, 5, -2, rule, in the center of the cantonments, -3, -4.
more » ... ere they occupy barracks specially Cylinder -1 with sph. -1, -1.5, -2, constructed for their purpose, or the -3, -4. large structures such as schools, thea-Cylinder -1. 5 with sph. -1.5, -2, ters, assembly halls, convents, etc. -3, -4. To these sanitary formations the Cylinder -2 with sph. -1, -1.5, -2, regimental physicians send the sick and -3, -4. slightly wounded; here also the spe-Cylinder -3, with sph. -1, -1.5, -2, cialists in oto-rhino-laryngology, syph--3, -4. ilology, urology, ophthalmology, stom-Spherical +1 with cyl. -2, -3, -4. atology, etc., are consulted. Here, also, Spherical +2 with cyl. -3, -4, -5. treatment is given those who are being Spherical +3 with cyl. -4, -5, -6. treated in the infirmary and those This collection was amply sufficient whose condition docs not require hos-for all ordinary purposes, and the pitalization. lenses could be delivered to the soldiers Ihe consulting room of the oculist on the spot, instead of making them does not shine with the luxury and wait a whole month as in the French comfort of a modern installation; a army. small room with a window and shutter The soldier receives at the same time replaces the elegant installations of a ticket showing his error of refrac-1-u Panne and Bcveren. The correc-tion, his correction, and his visual acution of errors of refraction is a large ity. This ticket makes replacement part of the daily work of the divisional easy, in case of loss or breakage. Beoculist and is of capital importance sides, the physician of the corps can from a practical point of view. easily ascertain the visual acuity of the Our outfit always included a-large men with reduced vision and have them stock of ordinary spectacles with placed in positions where perfect vision spherical lenses. The correction of as-is not called for. With an oculist at tigmatics presented great difficulties, the front the number of .days on the both on account of the great number sick list can be materially reduced; and of possible combinations, as well as on many can be kept in the regiments account of the -nclination of the axes, who would otherwise have to be sent Our excellent colleague, Professor to the rear. The following is a list of Weekers, solved the problem with ease the affections treated in the Fifth Army by adopting a frame with round cells, Division during a period of six months: in which the lenses can be turned to LIDS. any axis desired. Wounds 7 His choice of lenses was the fol-Contusions 12 lowing: Eczema 2
doi:10.1016/s0002-9394(20)90282-9 fatcat:5nstkieilfgc5iz5kp67sznb4q