ga Mr . Home's Account of two Children , &c. 
naturally a thin transparent membrane, has to resist the pres- 
sure of this fluid, which like every other diseased accumulation 
is liable to increase, and distend it, and therefore the capsule 
is rendered thicker and more opaque in its substance, like the 
coats of encysted tumours in general. 
As such a change is liable to take place, the earlier the 
operation is performed in all children, who have cataracts 
completely formed, the greater is their chance of having 
distinct vision after the operation. It is unnecessary to point 
out the advantages to be derived from its being done at a 
more early age, independent of those respecting the operation 
itself. 
