Transactions . f the optic nerves, optic neuritis was present. In Dr. Ferriers experiments on monkeys optic neuritisnever occurred after excision of the angular gyrus orgyri, but primary atrophy of the optic nerves followedthe destruction of these gyri when the animals were keptalive long {May 10th, 1883.) » Brit. Med. Journal/ May 26, • Brain/ Jan., 1881. CKNIKAL AMIiLYOlIA. 159 .5. Case of central amblyopia in a smolcer suffering from diabetes. By A. Stanford Morton. Samuel H—, a3t. 34, a railway-ticket collector, wasadmitted at the South London Ophthalmic Hospital onJanuary

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Transactions . f the optic nerves, optic neuritis was present. In Dr. Ferriers experiments on monkeys optic neuritisnever occurred after excision of the angular gyrus orgyri, but primary atrophy of the optic nerves followedthe destruction of these gyri when the animals were keptalive long {May 10th, 1883.) » Brit. Med. Journal/ May 26, • Brain/ Jan., 1881. CKNIKAL AMIiLYOlIA. 159 .5. Case of central amblyopia in a smolcer suffering from diabetes. By A. Stanford Morton. Samuel H—, a3t. 34, a railway-ticket collector, wasadmitted at the South London Ophthalmic Hospital onJanuary 9th last (1882). His sight had been failingdecidedly for six weeks, but he had not been able toread the newspaper well for eight weeks. On admission he read 16 J. with both eyes open, butcould not see 200 Sn. at twenty feet. His colour-visionfor wools was perfect, but I found a well-marked areaof large size in the central part of each field on which redand green were not recognised (see Fig.). In conse-

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