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The light was less offensive. He said he saw rny bead, which 

 touched his eve. There was so much inflaniniation on the 

 eye-hal!, that a leech was applied to the len)ple, and ihe 

 common means for removing inflammation were used. 



On the 23d the eve was less inflamed, and he could bear 

 a weak light. The pupil was of an irregular figure, and the 

 wounded cornea had not united with a smooth surface. He 

 said he could see several gentlemen round him, but could 

 not describe their figure. Mv face, while I was looking at 

 his eye, he said was round and red. 



On the 25lh the inflammation had subsided, but on the 

 fijih returned, and continued, notwithstanding different 

 means were employed ior its removal, till the 1st of August, 

 when it was almost entirely gone. On the 4th the e\e was 

 apparently so well that an attempt was made in the presence 

 of Mr. Cavendish and Dr. WoUaston to ascertain its pow- 

 ers of vision ; but it was so weak that it became necessary 

 to shade the glare of light by hanging a white cloth before 

 the window. The least exertion fatigued the eye, and 

 the cicatrix on the cornea, to which the iris had become 

 attached, drew it down so as considerably to diminish the 

 pupil. From these circumstances nothing could be satis- 

 factorily made out respecting the boy's vision. On the lllh 

 a second attempt was made in the presence of Mr. Caven- 

 dish, but the pupil continued so contracted and irregular, 

 and the eye so imperfect in its powers, that it became neces- 

 sary a second time to postpone any experiments. 



On the l6th of September the right eve was couched. 

 This operation was preferred after what had happened to the 

 other eye, in the hopf* that there would not be the same de- 

 gree of inflammation, and as the former cataract was fluid, 

 there was evcrv rca^^on to believe thai couching would in this 

 instance be most eflicacinus. 



The operation gave pain, and the light was so distressing 

 to his eye ihat the lids \yere closed as soon as it was over, 

 and he was put to bed. The consequent inflammarion was 

 not severe; but as soon as ihe fluid cataract, which hnd been 

 dilTuicd through the aqueous humour was absorbed, the cap- 

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