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excluding cases of disease) ? See Sight, p. 41. Is there any 
difference in this respect between old and young ? Are glass 
spectacles known ? Are spectacles of any other kind (such as 
small apertures in pieces of wood or shells) used for any pur¬ 
pose ? If so, for what purpose ? (For instance, for improving 
near or distant vision or for protecting the eyes from the 
sun or glare or dust) ? Is squinting ever met with ? If 
so, are there any current notions as to the cause of the 
deformity? Is anything done in the way of treatment? Is 
there any prevalent form of eye disease ? What are the 
remedies employed ? Do they appear to be efficacious ? 
Is any form of ophthalmia (inflammation of the lids) com¬ 
mon ? If so, to what is it ascribed ? What is the probable 
cause ? Is it considered to be contagious, or are there any 
facts which point to its being contagious ? Does it lead to 
any permanent defect of vision ? If so, what appears to be 
the cause of the subsequent defect ? Does cataract occur ? 
Is it correctly diagnosed or confounded with other forms 
of blindness ? At what age does it usually come on? Is 
any operation performed for its cure ? Is any other method 
of treatment other than operative adopted for cataract ? Are 
accidents to the eyes met with ? If so, what is the most 
frequent cause of such accidents ? What is the usual 
treatment adopted ? Are all cases treated alike ? Are any 
substances known which act in any way on the pupil ? (That 
is, which cause either dilatation or contraction of the pupil.) 
Is anything known which has a local anaesthetic action on 
the eye ? Is snow-blindness ever complained of? Under 
what conditions does it occur ? Are measures taken to 
prevent it ? Is night-blindness ever met with ? Is it com¬ 
mon ? At what time of the year and under what circum¬ 
stances does it occur? Is it associated with any affection of 
the eyelids ? Is anything done for it ? 
G. A. B. 
