The Journal of Ophthalmology, Otology and Laryngology, 1899, Vol. 11 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Journal of Ophthalmology, Otology and Laryngology, 1899, Vol. 11 My experience leads me to believe this to be the best and safest of the different Operations used in the removal of the cataractous lens, and, if we take into consideration the appearance of the eye afterward, the effect is much better than if iridectomy had been performed. The claim made against the simple method is, that there is greater danger of prolapse of the iris into the wound; this I have not found to be the case with the incision that 1 make. It does not extend up to the periphery of the cornea, but about two-thirds of the distance between the center of the cornea and the upper border. The incision is entirely in the cornea, my knife entering at the corneo-scleral junction two millimeters above the transverse diameter, pushing across the anterior chamber to the opposite Side, making the counter puncture at the same point directly opposite. The cases in which I have had prolapse of the iris were those in which I carried my incision up to the border of the cornea; by the other method, the most I have had to happen was an adhesion of the pupillary border Of the iris to the inner edge of the wound, which does no material harm. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.