CXVI 



BOWMAN LECTURE. 



aged 29 (1909), single. IV,. 6 to 10, issue of III, I and 4. 

 IV, 6 believed to have seen well till about 3 years old, 

 when he began to have to look about for things ; when 

 about 8 Mr. Doyne found myopia from 7 to 8 D. in each 

 eye, with 3 D. of As. in R., V. fingers, O.Ds. pale ; 

 ordered - 7 D. In March, 1909, I (E. N.) found IV, 6 

 about the same ; could read 3 or 4 J. slowly, held 

 very close. IV, 7 saw well till about 4 ; at 5 Mr. 

 Doyne found O.Ds. pale, V. fingers at 3 ft., refraction 

 H. 2 D., no As. ; in March, 1909, I (E. N.) found her in the 

 same state. IV, 8 died at nine months with good sight ; 



IV, 9, miscarriage. IV, 10 noticed by mother to see 

 badly when two months old, or even earlier ; at six months 

 Mr. Doyne found irregular nystagmic movements,, and 

 noted that child did not follow a light ; in March, 1909, 

 ret. !}- years, I (E. N.) found the O.D. decidedly pale on 

 Y.S. side, and the mother said the child saw so badly that 

 he would run against the table or chair, and " has to look 

 under the light to see/' IV, 6-10 all suckled, intelligent, 

 and show no other degeneracies ; same general remarks 

 apply to IFF, 4 and 5. Circumstances prevented proper 

 examination of Fs. in any of these subjects, but it was 

 quite evident from the manner in which they looked at 

 objects that sight was best towards periphery ; central 



