Abstract
reformation of the anterior chamber is delayed, which Wright associates with adhesions of capsular tags to the corneal endothelium and consequent keratitis. Trephining for glaucoma was done in 117 cases; Lagrange, or its modification, was adopted in 30 cases. There were several cases of trephining in which the central vision was very good, but the fields were reduced to within a few degrees of the fixation point. These cases retained their fields and visions after operation. Superficial punctate keratitis was seen in even a greater number of cases than in previous years, and the disease has taken on a somewhat different aspect, with more conjunctivitis. Deep changes of the cornea of a milder degree were also observed more frequently, such as fine corneal precipitates. There was no iritis. The severity of the signs still remained out of proportion to the symptoms. A search for possible organisms has been without result. The patients with keratomalacia were treated with vitamin A, though it did not seem as effective as cod liver oil. Chaulmoogra oil was used in the treatment for trachoma, and though it gave considerable relief and
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