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The history of the operative treatment of glaucoma and the attempts to elucidate its pathology are briefly reviewed. An operation is described in which the sclerocorneal coat is opened by a small oblique keratome incision. This is later extended with scissors after which an iridectomy may be made or not. The writer's experience has uniformly been favorable. Two cases in which complications occurred are noted. Read before the Colorado Congress of Ophthalmology, Denver, July, 1923.

This paper gives some history of early experience regarding tuberculin reaction. The observations of the writer and his colleagues as to nasal and sinus lesions associated with ocular tuberculosis are summarized. The substance of replies to a questionnaire by representative pathologists and bacteriologists is given. These deal with the diagnostic importance of the tuberculin reaction, especially the focal reaction to minute doses; and whether such focal reactions have been observed from the injection of nonspecific substances. Read before the Colorado Congress of Ophthalmology and Oto-Laryngology, July, 1922.

Quoting a case of vision acquired in adult life, this paper considers historically the views regarding amblypia connected with squint. It then reports clinical cases in which marked improvement in the vision of the amblyopic eye was obtained by prolonged training.

Based on the hypothesis that progression of myopia may result from tension of the extraocular muscles during prolonged convergence in near work, all such cases were treated by dissociating the eyes for near vision through monocular cycloplegia. Detailed report of one case thus treated over a period of eight year?Tis given. The treatment was successful in checking progression in all cases during the time of its use. Read before the St. Louis Ophthalmic Society, January 23, 1931. From the Department of Ophthalmology, St. Louis University School of Medicine.