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posited at the lower part of the eye, forming behind the cor¬ 
nea a kind of whitish crescent that rises more or less in front 
of the pupil. Sometimes an accumulation of pus in the an¬ 
terior chamber is difficult to distinguish from a condition of 
the cornea known as onyx, which is a collection of pus be¬ 
tween the lamellae of the cornea, but by means of oblique 
illumination we can generally locate the deposit. 
As regards treatment the writer has found that when in¬ 
flammatory symptoms are present a solution of atrophia sul¬ 
phate, four grains to one ounce of distilled water, should be 
dropped in the eye or eyes freely several times daily for its 
soothing effect and as a preventative of iritic adhesion by con¬ 
tracting the iris. Astringent and antiseptic lotions are useful, 
the organ should be carefully and securely bandaged to ex¬ 
clude light and secure rest and the following formula used 
every morning. 
Acidi borici, 
Gr. xii. 
Aquas menthae piperitoe, 
3 i 
Vini opii, 
3ii. 
Aquas Camphorae, ) 
• • 
/-y /'Y 1 1 
Aquae distillate, f 
CICl ^ lit 
Hydrarygyri bichloridi, 
Gr. A- 
Indolent ulcers should be aroused to a certain inflammatory 
activity by stimulation, by means of a nitrate silver pencil 
with calomel insufflations; of course the general health of the 
patient should be attended to as well as the sanitation. Cor¬ 
neal ulcers, whether deep or superficial, seldom require opera¬ 
tive treatment in our patients, but should perforation threaten 
paracentesis should be done at once and relief from severe 
pain thus gained. This operation should also be done when a 
diagnosis of pus in the anterior chamber is made and when, 
after waiting a certain time for its absorption, it fails to disap¬ 
pear. 
Paracentisis of the anterior chamber has been done by the 
writer in the following manner: A small scalpel, speculum, 
forceps and small spatula, together with some absorbent cot¬ 
ton, bandages, sponges, syringe, etc., having been placed con- 
