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Diseases that affect the eyes or the eyelids, such as squints, blindness or sties, were generally known. Remedies were also found for infections, excessive production of rheum, eye irritations and spills. Having to remove foreign bodies that got into the eye when working has also been quite commonplace.
In Murchante (N), they closed the eye in question and used their finger to gently make circles on it while spitting on the floor three times. The foreign body would then disappear. This remedy still continues to be used there.
== Squints. crossedCrossed-eyes ==
=== Causes ===
In Berganzo, Bernedo and Ribera Alta (A), they believed that there was no cure. In the second of those places, not much importance was given to them, even though that they recognised that a squint made a person ugly and greatly detracted from them.
== Blindness. itsua Itsua ==
In Basque, the blind person is called ''itsua ''(Bermeo, Nabarniz-B; Beasain, Bidegoian-G; Arraioz, Goizueta, Lekunberri-N; Donoztiri, Heleta-BN).
Accidents are one of the causes of blindness (Apodaca-A; Carranza, Durango-B; Allo, Aoiz, Lezaun-N). In Moreda (A), Bermeo (B) and San Martín de Unx (N), they also believe that it can be caused by a blow.
Another important cause is illness (Apodaca-A, Carranza-B, Beasain-G, Lezaun- N). Having cataracts is believed can lead to blindness (Amézaga de Zuya-A, Muskiz-B).
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