In December last he again called upon me and wished to know if more could not be done for him? He said he had continued to follow his business with the use of concave glasses, but saw with great difficulty.
The vapour was employed thrice a week for about three weeks, when his vision was restored to its natural length. I saw him on the 21st of January, and he said he was perfectly well, and could follow his business with great pleasure to himself.
Cataract
CASE 10.
Amaurosis of the Left Eye, and Cataract of the Right.
George Trousdale, aged 37, horse-keeper, 37, William Street, Hampstead Road, says, that when he was 8 years of age, a shoemaker's awl was accidentally pushed through the right eyelid into the eye, which gave rise to an attack of severe inflammation in both eyes. When the inflammation subsided he found the vision of the right eye entirely gone. The left eye became dim in May last, and his sight was much disturbed by floating clouds passing before the eye. When he looked steadily at an object the vision almost vanished. He experienced great pain in the forehead and temple on the same side.
He applied to an infirmary, where he remained as an out-patient for six weeks. He was salivated, cupped, and leeched. He was then told that the right eye was of no use, and they feared the vision of the left also was destroyed.
He then went to an Ophthalmic Institution, where he remained as an out-patient for seven weeks. He was again salivated; a liquid was dropped into his eye regularly, and he was blistered, but no good resulted.