Trephining (1) for cerebral cyst; (2) for uncomplicated word-blindness

Corneal trephining for penetrating keratoplasty.

MANY complications following corneal grafting procedures may be attributed to the technical and biological problems associated with this type of surgery. It is generally agreed that accurate apposition of the graft to the margin of the incision in the recipient cornea is of the greatest importance. Manual trephining for penetrating keratoplasty frequently results in badly cut grafts, and for th...

Sclero-Corneal Trephining for Staphyloma

on sclero-corneal trephining, has not yet, I believe, led to the publication of any cases. During 1913 I operated on 17 eyes for this condition, and the results appear to me to be sufficiently encouraging to merit publication. The cases were not selected, my object being first to satisfy myself that reduction of a staphyloma could be effected by establishing free filtration between the aqueous,...

Word Meaning Blindness Revisited.

Lambon Ralph, Sage, and Ellis (1996) described a patient, JO, who had impaired understanding of written words in the presence of normal comprehension of objects and spoken words.She was able to recognise letters and could differentiate written words from nonwords in lexical decision tasks. JO's ability to read aloud all types of words and nonwords was also intact. Although JO's understanding wi...

Congenital Word-Blindness

The importance of this condition lies in the fact that the cases are by no means uncommon, and that if the condition is recognized the child is saved much misery and the parents spared the expense and trouble of endeavouring to educate a child who through no fault of his own is incapable of achieving the results that are expected of him. The child will often develop an inferiority complex, as h...

Letter-, Word- and Mind-Blindness