22 Mr Wardrop's case of a Lady Born BUnd, who 



very small needle through the cornea, passing it also through 

 the centre of the iris ; but I could not destroy any of the ad- 

 hesions which had shut up the pupillar opening. After this 

 operation she said she could distinguish more light, but she 

 could perceive neither forms nor colours. 



On the 8th of February, a second operation was performed, 

 which consisted in passing a sharp edged needle through the 

 sclerotica, bringing its point through the iris into the anterior 

 chamber, repassing it into the posterior chamber at a small 

 distance, and then dividing the portion of iris thus included 

 between the two perforations of the needle. Only a very 

 slight inflammation followed, — the light became offensive to 

 her, — she complained of its brightness, and was frequently ob- 

 served trying to see her hands ; but it was evident her vision 

 was very imperfect ; for although there was an incision made 

 in the iris, some opaque matter lay behind this opening, which 

 must have greatly obstructed the entrance of light. 



On the 17th of February, a third operation was performed, 

 which consisted in still further enlarging the opening in the 

 iris, and in removing the opaque matter, by a needle intro- 

 duced through the sclerotica. This was followed by a very 

 slight degree of redness. The operation being performed at 

 my house, she returned home in a carriage, with her eye co- 

 vered only with a loose piece of silk, and the first thing she 

 noticed was a hackney coach passing, when she exclaimed, 

 " What is that large thing that has passed by us ?" In the 

 course of the evening she requested her brother to show her 

 his watch, concerning which she expressed much curiosity, and 

 she looked at it a considerable time, holding it close to her 

 eye. She was asked what she saw, and she said there was a 

 dark and a bright side ; she pointed to the hour of 12, and 

 smiled. Her brother asked her if she saw any thing more ? 

 6he replied, " Yes,' 1 and pointed to the hour of 6, and to the 

 hands of the watch. She then looked at the chain and seals, 

 and observed that one of the seals was bright, which was the 

 case, being a solid piece of rock crystal. The following day 

 I asked her to look again on the watch, which she refused to 

 do, saying, that the light was offensive to her eye, and that 

 she felt very stupid ; meaning that she was much confused by 



