Diseases of the Eye. 187 



I then determined to pare off the ' wart ' — for such it seemed 

 to be ; but how to do it without chloroform or proper in- 

 struments was the question. 



" I decided to transfix the base of the wart with a needle, 

 and cut it clean off the cornea with a scalpel. Making a 

 hook with a silver probe to steady the lid, which was held 

 by an assistant, I was able, after a little trouble, to pass a 

 strong sewing-needle, armed with a stout thread, through 

 the base, and, pulling it away from the cornea, I dissected 

 the growth very carefully from its attachment,and effectually 

 eradicated it. No more hairs made their appearance, and 

 the wound speedily healed. There was, unfortunately, a 

 considerable deposit of lymph in the eye from long-con- 

 tinued irritation, which, perhaps, might have been prevented 

 had I excised the portion at first. I may add, in conclusion, 

 that it was horny to the touch, and not like transplanted 

 skin, which the presence of coloured hairs would appear 

 to indicate." 



In the following number for May, Mr. W. A. Taylor, 

 F.R.C.V.S., records a similar instance in a fox-terrier 

 puppy, fourteen weeks old : 



" My attention was recently directed to the dog's eye by 

 my brother, whose property the puppy is. He had noticed 

 the existence of the tumour soon after the usual nine days 

 blindness of puppy life. 



" An examination of the eye (in this instance the left) 

 j-eveals to the beholder what at first appears to be ' some- 

 thing white ' in the dog's eye. On a more careful inspection, 

 the white object is discovered to be a fixed tumour, circular 

 in outline, of a pinky-white tint, and having a diameter of 

 three-sixteenths of an inch ; it is slightly raised above 

 the level of the eye, and from it grow some white hairs, in 

 number about fifteen, resembling those of the eyelashes. 

 Two-thirds of the tumour are attached to the sclerotic coat, 

 the remaining third to the cornea, and it receives a covering 

 of conjunctiva. 



