Eye injuries have been noted to cause a high level of distress because, as human beings, we place an intrinsic psychic importance on being able to see and perceive our own safety. Even if realistically there is no actual threat of physical death, a loss of the ability to see is considered something akin to this. I learnt this in a First Aid Course. I guess that's the reasoning behind Aconite for these injuries where the acute fear and shock may be greater than the physical injury.

The Euphrasia that David suggests should be bought as a tincture. Put one or two drops in an eyebath with cold boiled wter and it does miracles.

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RSHom - Registered Homeopath

Dear Helena,

All the suggestions here are good and anyone of them will probably work. Barb is right about Aconite. In the rubric, Eyes: abrasion, cornea-aconite is a 2, Calen. is a 3. Euphrasia is a 3 for Discharges from the eye. Eyes: inflamation-acon.(3), euphr.(3).
Eyes: injuries-acon(3), calen(3), euphr(2).

Another remedy to consider for cracks is Graphites--if nothing else works.

Good luck with the School For Homeopathy!

Snoopy

Dear Snoopy!

My friend recieved Calendula yesterday and
should have began taking it. I'll call him
today to hear what are the results.

In fact the most important thing here is the fact that he agreed to try homeopathy at all! His main argument against was that what if he were unwell after homeopathy and would then go to an ordinary allopathic doctor, and this doctor would refuse to treat him because he'd say he did not know anything of homeopathy and would not hold any responsibility etc. Well, this is not at all unthinkable of here in Japan, but I managed to persuade my friend by telling him that most allopathic doctors do not care about the reasons and causes of illnesses, they
just treat symptoms and in case anything goes wrong with you, you just have to tell them the symptoms you have and you'll be given something to treat them.

Did you ever have such problems with patients? I wonder what would be the right thing to say...

By the way, this friend told me that he was not that shocked by this ailment this time because it's already the 3rd time he has it, so maybe aconite is not altogether fit for his state this time.

Thank you again,

Helena Z.

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Dear Helena,

I think the answer you gave is brilliant--and it must be because it worked! Of course, my fear is more that I may have prescribed the wrong remedy and that nothing will happen at all. So, I have my fingers crossed!!!!

One more suggestion--Goldenseal (Hydrastis)
in liquid form, diluted in water, is very good for the eyes, and I have in fact used it for some sort of eye irritation I had.

Even Calendula in water as an eyewash--there are lots of possibilities here.

Good luck,

Snoopy

I'd like to share this information for your friend, you never know...

My father had scratchy, dry eyes for many years. The problem would improve or exacerbate at times. Finally a doctor decided to flip over his eyelids and there were calcium deposits, possibly created by injuries over the years. After having them removed he was fine. I suspect that his situation had also been affected by seasonal changes.


Contenta

Dear Snoopy,

I did not write earlier because I could not get to talk with my friend! He felt quite well the next day after he took 3 doses of Calendula 30 C (orally), but he also continued to use his eye-drops, so as it happens probably quite so often, there's no way of telling what helped in the end. In any case he's in "working condition" now and is out actually working. He and his wife have to do lots of occasional work assignments to earn their living, and at the same have to do studies to support their visas in Japan, they have an incredibly busy lives and no relative and very few friends to help them out. They live too far from us, a whole day by speedy train, and though I often feel a strong desire just to get into that train and go and help them, well, unfortunately, it is not realistic.

By the way, as I talked to his wife the other day she told me she was so worn out by breast-feeding their 20 months old girl, but there is no real way she could force her girl to stop nursing. The mother is constantly hungry, lost weight, and is worn out by having to sleep with the girl, who would often nurse at night, 2-3 times a night. Is there anything one could suggest her? She's taking all the vitamins she can, tries to eat more, but is obliged to run around to keep them all going.

Contenta, I will certainly pass on this information to my friend, thank you. There might be something in it!

Sincerely,

Helena Z.

Dear Helena,

When I think of how exhausted I was when my daughter was 20 months old!!! Well there's a rubric in Murphy's Repertory, Breasts: Breast-feeding, weakness and deterioration of health in mother after nursing. China, Carbo Veg. and Phos-Ac. are there as 3's.
China and Phos-ac. are famous for Ailments from Loss of Vital Fluids (breast milk). I would try China because it's also listed for appetite, ravenous(3); and it's a 1 for appetite ravenous with emaciation. Try a 30C three times a day for 3 days and see if anything comes of it. Unfortunately, there's no real cure for motherhood other than lots of relatives willing to help!

Snoopy

Snoopy,

Thank you very much for your advice!

I had to ask the girl whether she would agree to try to take some homeopathy, she agreed. As I only have China at hand, I'm sending it to her today or tomorrow. She had a cold the other day too, but it yielded to some Chinese style herbal treatment one can find in Japan, so by the time she receives China she will not have this acute state to deal with.

Helena Z.

Good luck, Helena!

Snoopy