The Conjunctival Flap in Cataract Extraction

Dr. Elliot says my figures add no weight to my "contention." The figures are small and I have no desire to dogmatize unon them, but as far as they go, they are not unfavourable EiX out of ten extractions in which the conjunctival fian sutured were simple [i.e., without iridectomy) and the soliHrv prolapse met with occurred in one of these (12*5 p c ) 1 tl.i. iV anyone acquainted with the statistics of the subject w 1 admit that this percentage is not high in simple extractions Such a proportion certainly does not prove suture to b,"n dangerous innovation, or suffice to condemn it off-hand. I regret that Dr. Elliot did not publish his results, so S own figures are not available for comparison. In one of the cases mentioned in my paper, suture appeared to prevent a likely prolapse of the ins, and it is in sucl cases that I believe suture of the conjunctival Hap may nossihlv save the necessity of an iridectomy. > 1 ossll)'y