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MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL.
TABLE No. X.
Return of Cataract Operations, linear method of extraction, from January to December 1872.
| ADMISSIONS. | CURED. | RELIEVED. | UNRELIEVED. | |||||||||||||
| Cataract, cortical. |
Cataract, hard. |
Cataract, soft. |
TOTAL. | Cataract, cortical. |
Cataract, hard. |
Cataract, soft. |
TOTAL. | Cataract, cortical. |
Cataract, hard. |
Cataract, soft. |
TOTAL. | Cataract, cortical. |
Cataract, hard. |
Cataract, soft. |
TOTAL. | |
| January 1872 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| February ,, | 8 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| March „ | 8 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| April ,, | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| May ,, | 2 | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
| June ,, | 6 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 4 |
| July ,, | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| August ,, | 2 | ... | 8 | 10 | 2 | ... | 7 | 9 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| September ,, | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| October ,, | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| November ,, | 8 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 14 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| December ,, | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 15 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Total | 58 | 24 | 44 | 126 | 50 | 17 | 37 | 104 | ... | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| CAUSES OF FAILURE. | Age. | Sex. | REMARKS. | |||
| Sloughing of cornea | 2 cases. | From 25 to 30 years | 3 | Male | 94 | All the cases were operated upon under the influence of chloroform; no vomiting in 124 cases; only two cases vomited during or after the operation. |
| Complete closure of the pupil, with atrophy of the eye-ball | 1 case. | ,, 30 ,, 40 ,, | 20 | Female | 32 | |
| Complete closure of the pupil | 3 cases. | ,, 40 ,, 50 ,, | 36 | Total | 126 | |
| Secondary iritis and closure of the pupil by false membrane | 6 „ | ,, 50 ,, 60 ,, | 42 | |||
| Recurrent Iritis and closure of the pupil | 1 case., | ,, 60 ,, 70 ,, | 22 | |||
| Formation of the abscess of an globe | 3 cases. | ,, 70 ,, 80 ,, | 3 | |||
| Total | 16 cases. | Total No. | 126 | |||
DAVID B. SMITH, M.D.,
Offig. Principal, Medical College.
C. MACNAMARA,
Superintendent, Eye Infirmary.