100 CHILDREN BORN BUND RESTORED TO SIGHT- 



boy, 13 years of age, upon recovering his sight was unable to 

 distinguish the outline of any thing placed before him, and 



thought that every object touched his eye. 

 Ware's in op- Mr. Ware's cases, which have also a place in the Phil, 

 sition to thorn. Trans . foj , lg0 ^ ^ ^ (<oull);irC(l Wlth that f ^ Chesel- 



den, appear to lead to a different conclusion. The fallowing 

 observations are laid before the Society with a view to explain 

 this circumstance. 



Bey bom Case 1. William Stiff, twelve years of age, was admitted 



into St. George's Hospital under my care, on the 17th of 

 July, 1S06, with cataracts in his eyes, which, according to 

 the account of his mother, existed at the time of birth. 

 From earliest infancy he never stretched out his hand to catch 

 at any thing, nor were his eyes directed to objects placed be- 

 fore him, but rolled about in a very unusual manner, although 

 in other respects he was a lively child. The eyes were not 

 examined till he was six months old, and at that time the 

 cataracts were as distinct as when he was received into the 

 hospital. 



Distinguished Previous to an operation being performed, the following 



light, & could circumstances were ascertained respecting his vision. He 

 discern the sua ,a ■»;... •,,-,,. , , , , ,• , /> , 



eracandk*. could distinguish light from darkness, and the light of the 



sun from that of a tire or candle: he said it was redder, and 

 more pleasant to look at, but lightning made a still stronger 

 impression on his eyes. All these different lights he called 

 red. The sun appeared to him the size of his hat. The 

 candle flame was larger than his finger, and smaller than his 

 arm. AY hen he looked at the sun he said it appeared to 

 touch his eye v When a lighted candle was placed before 

 him both his eyes were directed towards it, and moved toge- 

 ther. When it was at any nearer distance than 1-2 inches, 

 he said it touched his eyes. When moved further off he 

 said it did not touch them; and at 22 inches it became in- 

 viable. 

 One of the ca- On the 21st of July the operation of extracting the crys- 

 J arac * , c . x " 7 tailine lens was performed on the left eye. The capsule of 

 years of age. the lens was so very strong as to require some force to pene- 

 trate it. When wounded, the contents, which were fluid, 

 rushed out with gr< at violence. Light became very distress- 

 ing to his eye, and gave him pain. After allowing the eye- 



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