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with a cataract in both eyes, which had 

 much of the milky appearance. ''! 



I operated on hoik eyes the 28th of ■Sep" '■ 

 tember 1755, and nothing extraordinary oc- 

 curred during the operation j only, " upon> 

 dividing the caffiila of the cryftalline, 'a' fort 

 of milky liquor came out, and the ^to was ' 

 of a dark-brown colour. He had a vef^T 

 fpeedy recovery j fix days after the operation,-' 

 I uncovered his eye j he was capable of dif- 

 tinguifhing colours. I looked again into his - 

 eyes Dn the 13 th day, iwTien 1 found Jils^ 

 light ftill better, and ' his eyes more .able to 

 "look -at fmall objeds, without complain- 

 ing. 



He was difmifled the houfe the rbth of 

 November, when he could read without . the 

 affiftance of glalTes. 



5. Robert Laurie, whom I have al- 

 ready mentioned, had the operation perform- 

 ed on the right eye the 12th -of OStobert 

 when nothing extraordinary happened j he 

 had a very good recovery, with fcarce any 

 pain or inflammation ; he was difmifled from 

 the houfe the 19th of November^ When he 

 faw very diflinftly with both eyes. 

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