were in close contact with the cornea, and pushed back the iris and lens. The contents were perfectly transparent, and through the portion covering the pupil an opacity on the anterior capsule could be distinctly seen ; this anterior polar cataract indicated that the original perforation bad been nearly central. In operating, no attempt, was made to remove the cyst entire, on account, of its great size ; it was designed to remove the whole of the posterior wall and leave the portion of the

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... ior wall attached to the cornea. 2 Arbeiten aus der physiologischen Anstalt zu Leipzig, v. 172. " Arbeiten aus der physiologischen Anstalt zu Leipzig, vi. 89. 4 Arbeiten aus der physiologischen Anstalt zu Leipzig, viii. 103.