Transactions . r or third of the corneal surface,and was yellowish gray in color, and was but slightly flat-tened. The corneal epithelium was intact over this opacity,the substantia propria not staining with fluorescin, and theredid not appear to be any ingress of superficial vessels intothe apparently healed scar. The opacity completely coveredthe pupillary area; the peripheral fibers of the iris seemed tobe normal; the anterior chamber was of normal depth andfree from exudate. There was a very moderate degree ofpericorneal injection with some congestion of the branchesof the anterior conjunc
Transactions . r or third of the corneal surface,and was yellowish gray in color, and was but slightly flat-tened. The corneal epithelium was intact over this opacity,the substantia propria not staining with fluorescin, and theredid not appear to be any ingress of superficial vessels intothe apparently healed scar. The opacity completely coveredthe pupillary area; the peripheral fibers of the iris seemed tobe normal; the anterior chamber was of normal depth andfree from exudate. There was a very moderate degree ofpericorneal injection with some congestion of the branchesof the anterior conjunctival veins. The intraocular tensionwas distinctly raised, and perception of light was absent. The eye was enucleated as blind, the result of an advancedglaucomatous process, and recovery was uneventful. Afterfixing the specimen in formalin, the eye was frozen and bi-sected. While doing so the lens became detached from thezonule, and when, separated from the eyeball, I further tried & V « It *^ <* «i I. Fig. 1.—Reifhert Obj. (i. Poyniorpliou-; plaqius in suix-rfi ial layers ofsubstantia proiiria as well as occupying th(> site of a degenerate liowmansmembrane. Xo evidences of a pr(>vious inflammatory disturbance. Sectiontaken from center of pu{)illarjarea.
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