Notes on Loss of Vitreous after Cataract Extraction

The subject on which I propose to address you has been long regarded as one in which a satisfactory conclusion one way or other has been considered of the greatest importance in all operations for the removal of cataract. Till recently all the oculists of the United Kingdom and the Continent were unanimous in opinion as to the bad effects of loss of vitreous. This fact is borne out by the records of ophthalmic literature of some ten years ago. Later communications on the subject, however, show the leaning of the profession to a contrary opinion. I am glad to find that the