Evening journal., 1910-10-10
EYEBALL OF GOLD
SURGEONS TRIUMPH
Boy Who Lost Sight Now
Wears Artificial Optic
That Looks Lifelike
STEEL BIT DRAWN FROM
GIRLS EYE BY MAGNET

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. lO-Gold,
for the first time In the history of
ocular science, has been substituted
for the natural jelly-like substance in
which an artificial eye is ordinarily
set. In an operation at the Jefferson
Hospital gold was used TO form the
oyeball. with the result that the glass
eye has all the appearance OF a real
eye.
The fixed and stony stare which
follows the insertion of a glass eye
is replaced by the life and light as
ISOLATED with the sparkling eye of
nature. This surgical feat. one Of
the most difficult OF performances
known TO the practice. is considered
by specialists as unique I'm the an
nails of marvellous operations.
Almost parelleling this operation
in its novelty was one employed in
the case Of little girl, into whose
eye a piece of steel had been imbed-
ded. The eyesight was gradually be-
ing lost and prompt and unusual
methods were decided upon. An in
cision was made, and the errant piece
Of steel was drawn from its hidden
recess by the power OF a magnet.
boy of Buffalo, is the person who Is
now carry gold I'm his eye with the
same composure as he might carry
that precious metal i'm his teeth. Ten
days ago he was playing In the base
ment of his home. With a Ratchet be
struck the concrete flooring The ce-
ment was shattered and one OF the
bits flew into his eye The tiny bit
/ ne. ,n.,,.,,t otftnd hfc oya for fff1a
but as the pain soon vanished the
/ boy and his parents thought that the
particle had been naturally dislodged.
| Unfortunately, the sight in that eye
grew fainter and fainter. Then one
/ day the boy realized that total blind
ness had set I'm.
The boy and his parents came to
! this city to the jefferson Hospital.
/ The X-ray failed to locate the parti-
Gle. Mathematical methods we're then
/ employed and the exact position OF
/ the bit of cement was determined.
Then an incision was made SO that
| the magnet could be used to draw "
out. But the magnet had no attrac-
! ton for the cement and that plan
/ failed. Blood poisoning was feared,
and IL was necessary to remove the
whole eye. To this the boy and his
parents objected OH the ground that
/ a glass eye was so conspicuous.
/ Thereupon the surgeons were inspired
/ 10 attempt the daring operation by
which the golden eyeball was set IN
/ the empty socket. Then the glass eye
or pupil was fitted carefully into the
golden ball. The trained observation
OF the specialist would be required q
detect the real from the false eye.
The other case, which was evel
more wonderful and difficult from
medical standpoint. was that of Ad
Havan OF Steuben county, New Norl
| When Ada was two years old she 81
I'm the yard Of her home, while hi
/ father was sharpening the knives
his reaping machine. AS he hamme
ed on a blade to straighten Il, u
Q child suddenly shrieked with pain al
= clapped her hand over her eye.
On Wednesday a diagonis Shove
that a small particle of steel wa
lodged I'm the back OF her eye. An II
% cision was made and the magnet WEI
applied, This time the treatmer
was successful. and a piece Of ste'
the side of a millet seed was at
= straoted.
: Ada departed for home last nigh
in company with her father. and al
ready the affected member is shown
signs az Improvement. Physicians q
the ins/ ution declared last night tina
within a month the sight Of the IN
jured eye will be wholly restored.