Ophthalmic notes / by C. R. Agnew.

  • Cornelius Rea Agnew
Date:
1874
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    •This scar, when mature, was only about half the diameter of the calibre of the instrument. I did not feel justified, in this case, in attempting to remove the foreign body by any of the methods previously recorded, and the history of the case, followed for many months subsequent to the operation, seems to ensure a beneficent result. Although the existence of slight synechia posterior guarded this subject against the occurrence of prolapse of the iris through the wound made by the trephine, we would not hesitate to resort to the use of the trephine for the removal of a deeply embedded and immovable corneal for- eign body, even though a synechia anterior might result, the danger resulting from a synechia anterior being less than that from a foreign body remaining permanently embedded in the cornea.
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