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I performed it without any accident, 
and the man recovered in a few days, 
without any fever, pain, or inflammation, 
He was difmiffed the houfe about a fort- 
night after the operation, when his eye - 
was quite clear, but the pupil ftill im- 
moveable ; and he could only perceive a 
glimmering of light, which is more than 
_ was expected from the appearance of the 
pupil before the operation. 
3- & 4. JOHN Crata, aged about 40 
years, was admitted into the Royal Infir- 
mary with acataract in both eyes, which 
had much of the milky appearance, 
I operated on both eyes the 28th of Sep- 
tember 1755, and nothing extraordinary 
occurred during the operation ; only, up- 
on dividing the cap/ula of the cryftalline, 
a fort of milky liquor came out, and the 
Jens was of a dark brown colour. He had 
a very {peedy recovery ; fix days after the 
operation, I uncovered his eye; he was 
capable of diftinguifhing colours. I look- 
ed again into his eyes on the 13th day, 
when I found his fight ftill better, and 
his 
