DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY. 
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The cornea is excised with a knife and scissors; the contents of 
the eyeball are evacuated, and the inner coats curetted. The 
haemorrhage is controlled by mild astringents and hot water ; 
the cavity is cleaned with a 1:3000 or 4000 bichloride solution ; 
the edges of the sclerotic coat are sutured with catgut suture, 
and the conjunctiva is sutured with silk. 
After-treatment .—The patient should be kept in a clean 
quiet place ; the wound should be bathed with hot water for at 
least twenty-four hours ; and dressed every day for the next four 
or five days. 
Mule's Operation. —This is a modification of the operation 
just described. After the ball has been eviscerated, a sterilized 
glass ball is inserted into the cavity, and held in place by sutur¬ 
ing the sclera and conjunctiva. The after-treatment is the Same 
as in evisceration. 
Complications. —The operation is often followed by undesir¬ 
able and alarming conditions ; such as oedema of the conjunctiva 
( chemosis) ; oedema of the eyelids ( blepharedema ) ; inflammation 
of the eyelids ( blepharitis ) ; and, in neglected cases, the eyelids 
are sometimes enlarged ( blepharoncus ), or abnormally closed 
(blepharocleisis ). The operator that can successfully pilot such 
an operation to a favorable termination, demonstrates to his 
client and his profession, that he understands introtechnics . 
SURGICAL ITEMS. 
Note.—W e owe Dr. Richard, of the post graduate class of 
the Chicago Veterinary College, an apology, for omitting his 
name after the article entitled “ Sclerotomy,” which appeared 
in the “ Surgical Department ” of the December number of the 
Review. We are always very glad to receive articles from 
professional men who are willing to devote part of their spare 
moments in the preparation of something relating to veteri¬ 
nary surgery.—( E . M.) 
Ossification of'the Tendons if ).—During the December dis¬ 
sections at the Chicago Veterinary College, one of the sub¬ 
jects was quite old (abont 18 years) and it had been very lame 
in both front and one hind leg. When the legs were dissected, 
bony deposits were found in the white fibrous structures of both 
front and right hind leg. The accompanying cut illustrates 
the location of the bony or calcareous deposits. This is the 
second subject with osseous deposits in the tendons and liga¬ 
ments of the leg that we have found in the dissecting rooms ; 
