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THERE was nothing particular in the 
treatment of thefe patients after the ope- 
ration ; i¢ confifted chiefly in blooding, 
fpare diet, now and then a gentle laxa- 
tive, and cloths dipt in vinegar and wa- 
ter applied frequently to the eyes; they 
were not confined to their beds above a 
day or two, and none of them required 
fomentations. 
I do not pretend, from the above oafes, 
to make a comparifon betwixt the fuccefs 
_ ef couching, and the new method ; this 
_ fequires more cafes than I have had occa 
oc. to fee, 
_ - Accorpinc te thetrials made by fome 
of the French fargeons, which you'll find 
in the Memoirs of the Academy of Sur- 
| gery, vol. ii. p. 578. the couching was 
the moft fuccefsful. 
Mr Moranp couched fix patients. 
3 of them faw diftinélly. 
} 3 of the cataracts rofe again. 
_ M.« ua Fave extraéted fix cataracts in 
‘the new way. 
2 of the patients faw diftindlly. 
2 of 
