Diagnosis of Diseases of the Eye Made Easy

a special hope that it muy be of use to many who have at present very vague ideas of the different diseases to which the eye is liable, and more especially to one large class of assistantsurgeons, mary of whom can operate very dexterously for cataract, but beyond that have not the faintest idea of diagnosis of other ophthalmic diseases. I was particularly struck with this by a question put to me by one of the most intelligent assistantsurgeons I have met a few days ago after I had performed double iridectomy for glaucoma at the dispensary here. He observed after I had finished?" Shall I put this down as an operation for artificial pupil ?" Now this man had a vague idea of glaucoma being a disease of some sort, but had evidently never heard of an iridectomy being performed for it. I hope I do not need any further apology for writing, I will commence with our common friend cataract. Cataract.?This disease is generally very apparent ; and, as it