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JAMA. 1884;III(6):160.

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—Dr. McGregor Robertson, of the Glasgow Ophthalmic Hospital, reports a case in the service of Dr. Wolfe in which complete detachment of the retina was successfully operated upon. The trouble is said to have begun about two years ago, and at the time referred to the blindness was complete. " He could not see the light of a lamp held before him in any direction." The operation consisted in laying bare the sclerotic by incising the conjunctiva and sub-conjunctival tissues, and then "puncturing" (query incising) the sclerotic in the line of the vertical meridian. In the instance recorded, the operation was performed twice, the second time at an interval of about six weeks from the first. The first operation is said to have afforded vision only in the outer half of the normal field, whilst the second operation is said to have restored the function of vision for the whole field. . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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