Domestic Encyclopædia (1802)/Blood-shot Eyes

BLOOD-SHOT EYES, an inflammation of the membranes which invest the eye. As we propose to treat of the diseases incident to that organ, in general, under its alphabetical head, we shall at present only state the first and most necessary rules for preventing the progress of inflammatory complaints; namely, rest, and exclusion of light, without heating the eye by a close cover; cold fomentations repeatedly applied, when they become warm; abstinence from animal food, and all heating or stimulating liquors; mild aperients; and, if these do not produce the desired effect, leeches may be applied, near the eyes; though drawing blood, by cupping and searifying near the temples, has generally been found more effectual.