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companied with great danger to the organ on account of the wound 

 not healing up, and the eye becoming disorganized. Even the small 

 wounds made in performing the operation of artificial pupil, some- 

 times do not heal until recourse is had to artificial stimuli to the 

 wound.' * 



We should like to know to what extent this want prevails, 

 and how far it is real, for in a few cases where we have had 

 occasion to make partial sections of the cornea, the edges 

 of the wound appeared to unite readily. Mr. Brett seems 

 to think, that in the cities of Upper India it forms no serious 

 obstacle to the operation of extraction, yet Mr. Egerton 

 seems latterly to have given up the operation entirely on 

 this ground. No doubt it saves a great deal of trouble to 

 avoid the operation of extraction, the only one fortunately 

 requiring any great nicety of operation, or involving much risk 

 in its consequences. Still so skilful an operator on the eye 

 as Mr. Egerton would not have abandoned it without reason, 

 and we understand that Mr. O^Shaughnessy coincides with 

 him in opinion. We believe the few remarks on the season 

 for operation to be just : (p. xx.) 



" The seasons of the year in Hindoostan are not all equally favour- 

 able for the performance of these and other operations ; and the 

 difference is so considerable as to merit attention. The extreme hot, 

 cold, or damp months are unfavourable for the purpose, and opera- 

 tions should be deferred till the great heat has been mitigated by the 

 rains, and especially till the genial months of February and March. 

 This is the season recommended by native practitioners ; and ex- 

 perience has proved the correctness of their decision. It is, however, 

 proper to avoid the performance of operations even at that season, if 

 diseases, whether in epidemic or other forms, should be found general- 

 ly to prevail at the time." 



Before parting with Dr. Wise, we must express our regret 

 that he has not given us any account of the native practice, or 

 of the native remedies employed in eye diseases. We must 



