Transactions . ar transparentlens. It was pressed forward while corresponding pressure wasmade with a horn spatula at the upper and outer limbus of thecornea, and with gentle traction downward, the holding suspen-sory ligament above gave way and the lens was delivered withoutaccident. A mass of consistent vitreous presented at the corneal sec-tion, but as the suture was slowly drawn home it receded andwith it the slightly prolapsed iris, leaving a central round pupil. Convalescence was without incident. The suture was removedon the third day. At the close of the first week the eye wasalmost wh
Transactions . ar transparentlens. It was pressed forward while corresponding pressure wasmade with a horn spatula at the upper and outer limbus of thecornea, and with gentle traction downward, the holding suspen-sory ligament above gave way and the lens was delivered withoutaccident. A mass of consistent vitreous presented at the corneal sec-tion, but as the suture was slowly drawn home it receded andwith it the slightly prolapsed iris, leaving a central round pupil. Convalescence was without incident. The suture was removedon the third day. At the close of the first week the eye wasalmost white, and only a faint gray line could be seen at the siteof the suture. With -]- 11 D. V=2o/ioo. Oblique illumination showed in the lower angle of the anteriorchamber, and apparently attached to the perfectly healed cornealsection a ragged disc of transparent capsule, or suspensory liga-ment, which at the moment of delivering the lens had clung toit and was cut to free the lens, and allowed to re-enter the T. V\. !^xy^ KlG. 1. Congenital dislocation of both lenses, as seen with the oplithalmoscope(inverted image;.
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