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veniently, an instillation of atrophia is made to dilate the pupil, 
thus preventing as much as possible the danger of anterior 
synechia. The pupil being well dilated anaesthetize the cornea 
by an application of cocaine, secure the patient by means of 
the twitch, or if very nervous cast; adjust the speculum, 
firmly seize the conjunctiva interiorly with the forceps and hold 
it down, exposing part of the inferior portion of the sclerotic; 
the small scalpel is now introduced at the cornea—scleral mar¬ 
gin interiorly—in a perpendicular direction, thus piercing, not 
splitting, the cornea. When the point of the scalpel has 
passed the substance of the cornea, the blade is turned paral¬ 
lel with the iris and pushed forward in front of same till an 
opening of the desired size is made. If in the outrush of aque¬ 
ous the iris should happen to be swept into the wound, it must 
be replaced by the spatula and instillation of eserine made. 
The absorbent cotton and bandages should now be applied 
and the patient placed in a dark box if possible. Light food 
and scrupulous cleanliness are absolutely necessary. 
Staphyloma of the cornea is very often produced by a per¬ 
forating ulcer. Its only treatment is by operation as above. 
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ACTINOMYCOSIS IN THE PHARYNX. 
By Mr. Guinard. 
A cow in bad condition which was killed in a slaughter 
house, had presented a swelling in both parotid regions, and 
in the inter-maxillary space. This, when afterwards dissected, 
showed that the connective tissue of the parotid region, the 
postero-superior part of the inter-maxillary space, and the 
pharynx itself, were surrounded by or changed into a larda- 
ceous, yellowish tissue, through which there were several pur¬ 
ulent sacs. The pharynx was ulcerated in the postero-su¬ 
perior part, the edges of the ulceration protruding into the 
pharyngeal cavity. A communication existed between the 
pharynx and the deep abscesses of the tumor. The caseous, 
yellowish suppuration contained numerous colonies of acti¬ 
nomycosis.— Ann. of Vet. Med. andZoot. 
