The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-13
THE OCULIsTs' CONGRESS,
The story Of a Woman who Insisted Upon
Having Beth Eyes Taken Out.

The international Congress of Ophthal-
mology, which meets every four years, and
which held its last sessions In London. assem-.
bled yesterday In ChickernR Hal. About
eighty delegates took their seats among the IN
some Of the worlds greatest ocuiists, including
DR.. 4. II. HaDser OF Colenhagep. DR.. Argyle
Robertson OF Edinburgh. Scotland; Dr. Rose
burg Of Toronto, Dis Proudfoot and butler OF
Montreal, DR.. Dodge Of Halifax, n. s.: DIR. Bader
OF London, DIR. Florians OF Parma, Dr. wsrio-
mont OF Brussels, Drs. Carter. Mcdonald, and
Hardy Of London, Dr. Fitzgerald OF Dublin and
Dr. Debusioux OF Lorraine. Dr.. T. willi aus Of
Cincinnati was elected President, Drs. Carter
md Hanser, Nice-Presdeuss Dr. G. ;. Bull,
Secretary aud treasurer. and Dr. Richard ii.
DelUy, Assistant Secretary.
Dr. NUyes OF New York read a paper on
Plastic operations Obstruction OF the nasal
duct.' Ine ess y ceait cnlehy witn the restori-
uun of tue upper eyelld Dy using daps taken
from the temi ], and cheek.
DT. W. A. Covers OF London presented
paper, wLicn was read by Dr. HARDY. on
"Chrunc Opuc Aeuritus' In peculiar form.
Tee tnlrl aper. wnicu was Uy Dr. Heyl OF PM.
adelphii, dealt Win cUlODUma Of the crystalline
lens, anu member II the convention 81 oke Of
tue condition oi the lens IN the eye OF a feloa
after hanging. In. PDutroy Of New York pre-.
scented an essay dealing with remarkable SO
VI severe and long continued pain ia tne eye,
without any Nisibls disease, relieved Uy irHdic.
tory.
member ol the Congress who viewed the case
- "a DN III. IOLefOY as "A case OF purely luIaki-
nary pin, tod the story OF woman who was
, micted with aN very severe pain Ia the eyo. for
w.ich ne was uuaOle tOacCOuut. she requested
him 10 remove the ole, but he refused 10 do II.
soon efttrw Td, however, she called on bin
WITH thc ueinter gone, and entlreiy free from
paln. A haTdy memtcr OF the profession
SAID the speaker, had taken IL out" After
time she again visited tue oculist, and asked
him - ueat her "a simil4r p.in in the remain
lng eva. lie ana so. tut without Success and
rue requested INN 10 remove IL. lie told her
th-t IL "tS nos AS Practice to take Out peoples
eyes unless 10 q cmrd Such "A course absolutely
necessary, @ud she vent away, saving that she
Wa uet-rMlucd to have the operation perform
'u. IN iuut oI nv months she returned to the
.cuHst VIII both eYts gone. sue was entirely
lrtc irpul pain "ud perfectly haupy but /. was
!" Ntri long uefore she Ucg n T. complain OF a
phln ~ her nnge. There secnrd to be not tuinc
10 cause H. bul Il dtheu all m Ttr TO remove NJ
aHd tue lady son had recoDrse to her old
remedy, ma the Niger was takrn OF. " After
lhhl, shld the nhrrtlOr, "sue was one uf inc
happeat women ever saw, aud she used TO
gone TO me 90 borrow glass eyes 10 o. 10 uarties
could see"
Dr. T.. soguin, in behalf of the international
Medical College Of Philadelphia, nvlted Inc
Congress 10 units With tnat IoIf in the preuara-
tion of a table of the condition IT tho .isht AMI
hearing OF childlou, that III be usrd in schools
As the rue for nc ClasHlica ion Of tie puril4
IN reference u tho direction ana inteusity of
tnO ight, the distance from tho spedklng teicA-
er, ana the sZe OF tie type used Ia reading.