A Preliminary Note on an Investigation as to the Actual Weight of the Cataractous Lens, Together with Some Clinical Notes on Cataract
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I thought it would be of interest to investigate further the actual weight of the cataractous lens. I knew from actual experience gained in extracting a large number of cataractous lenses in the capsule that such lenses vary in size enormously. I was fortunate in obtaining the ready and very valuable assistance of Dr. Chandika Prasad Misra, Assistant Demonstrator of Physiology in King George's Medical College. He kindly weighed all the lenses. As these were all weighed in my presence, I can vouch for the extreme care taken to obtain absolutely accurate results. Dr. Misra also very kindly tabulated all the cases and worked out all the different arithmetical calculations, a work of considerable
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