Transactions . RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA. 361 ^. 362 DISEASES OF THE RETINA AND OPTIC NERVE. aneesthetic, as the patient was very restless. Directly thedisc of sclera was removed the iris prolapsed very freely,and, although it was buttonholed after the operation, itremained a little caught in the wound; otherwise therecovery was uneventful. A week after the operationthe field on the side which had been operated on hadpractically returned to normal, and the patient said thatshe had completely lost her night-blindness; this provedto be the case on examination, as she could walk aboutfreely in a darke
Transactions . RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA. 361 ^. 362 DISEASES OF THE RETINA AND OPTIC NERVE. aneesthetic, as the patient was very restless. Directly thedisc of sclera was removed the iris prolapsed very freely,and, although it was buttonholed after the operation, itremained a little caught in the wound; otherwise therecovery was uneventful. A week after the operationthe field on the side which had been operated on hadpractically returned to normal, and the patient said thatshe had completely lost her night-blindness; this provedto be the case on examination, as she could walk aboutfreely in a darkened room. From the time of her opera-tion up to the present the improvement in the field hasbeen practically maintained ; if anything it may havedecreased in a very slight degree. An alteration which thepatient has noticed is that three weeks after her operationshe can see at night time perfectly well if she covers upthe unoperated eye, but if both eyes are open she is stillsomewhat night-blind. The explanation of this theauthor cannot giv
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