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ferent sections. Topics are grouped in regard to accepting papers, and that has this general order, anatomy, develop been to choose from those offered, such ment and anomalies of the part; its as we could publish in a reasonable physiology, diagnosis of conditions, acute time, that seemed to be of the greatest inflammations, chronic diseases, specific interest and value to the mass of read conditions, and degenerations. Regarding ers. each disease, the account takes up eti Suggestions for the improvement of ology and pathology, symptoms and diag the JOURNAL will be most welcome. One nosis, cases and statistics, and prophy does not have to assume the attitude of laxis and treatment. a superior being to offer constructive It will be noticed that the Year Book criticism, that may be of great value. We does not attempt to give such abstracts as will not adopt such suggestions unless a ♦writer, making a thoro study of a they are fully approved by our judgment special subject, might wish to use, or and experience. But some of the best quote from. This kind of Year Book features of the JOURNAL and Year Book would be of value chiefly to a few read have come thru the suggestion of friend ers. The Ophthalmic Year Book is pre ly critics. No enterprise can be perma pared, primarily, to keep the reading nently successful unless it has the means practitioner of ophthalmology informed of drawing to itself new support and regarding the whole literature of his new life. We lose a certain number of specialty. Incidentally, it helps the subscribers each year thru death and re writer, who is making an intensive study, tirement from practice. To help us get by directing him to the papers which in touch with those who come up to take will be of most use to him, to consult as the vacant places is something that every original sources, to study or quote from; and it indicates in a general way what subscriber can do for the JOURNAL and special phase each paper treats of. When Year Book, in which we have a large E. J. writers and advanced students in suffi common interest. cient numbers are ready to support a different kind of Year Book, it will BOOK NOTICES doubtless be forthcoming. Until then the only work of the kind in English Ophthalmological Society of Egypt. should seek to give the most assistance Bulletin of 1922, 92 pages, 8 illustra to the greatest number. Adherence to tions. Published by the Society, this policy will make for the permanent Cairo, Egypt. continuance of the Year Book; and con The interesting scientific communica tinuance is an important element in its usefulness, to even the most advanced tions here published have been noticed and specialized student of ophthalmic elsewhere. They compare favorably in general and most of the proceedings of literature. E. J. the ophthalmologic societies in the west ern world. This Bulletin shows keen in terest in the annual meeting by an attend T H E CLOSING VOLUME. ance of 60 out of 87 members. This inter This volume will exceed the last by est and activity, where it might not be about 100 pages. But on account of the expected, reflects honor on Egyptian oph change of paper made at the beginning thalmologists ; and illustrates the possibil of the year, it will be a little less bulky. ities that open up before those who earn Meanwhile Ophthalmic Literature has estly pursue the first object of this society increased to an even greater extent, so "to study all branches of ophthal that the two together represent an in mologic science." crease of over 30 per cent since 1918 in The illustrations add to the interest of the amount of material furnished to our subscribers. The tendency is for this Bulletin. They include a tempera this growth to go on, in spite of an in ture chart in a case of pseudomembrancreasing list of papers declined for lack ous conjunctivitis, 3 based on photo of space. We have had but one rule in graphs of clinical cases, and four micro-
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photographs showing the mycelium and conideae in a case of sporotrichosis. The instructions for sending specimens for examination are such as to serve an educational purpose, if attached to the transactions of any ophthalmologic society. At the Giza Ophthalmic Lab oratory, the microscopic examination of tumors will be made free for members of the Society, if specimens are sent ac cording to these instructions. E. JTransactions of the College of Physi cians of Philadelphia. Volume 43, for the year 1921; 660 pages, 25 il lustrations. Published by the College, Philadelphia, Pa. This volume has more of interest to the ophthalmologist than have the aver age transactions of general medical societies. The proceedings of the Sec tion on Ophthalmology occupy 72 pages. This being the oldest section in the Col lege, its proceedings are given first place in the appendix. They appear here as they have been published in this JOURNAL, and include some 46 different subjects. Other papers of special interest take u p : The Use of Gentian Violet in the Treatment of Infections, by John W. Churchman of New York; The Oculocardiac Reflex and Its Therapeutic Value, by Alfred Gordon; Differential Blood-pressure in Exophthalmic Goitre, by Joseph Sailer, and two papers on the Roger Bacon Cipher Manuscript, by W. M. Voynich and W. R. Newbold. These latter have interest because Roger Bacon is one of those to whom the invention of spectacles has been ascribed. Voynich has traced, with great probability, the romantic history of the manuscript; and Prof. Newbold reports some first re sults of undertaking to translate the cipher. These seem to show an ac quaintance of Roger Bacon with the use of optical instruments, especially the telescope and microscope, hitherto un suspected. Other matters of general interest are: The account of the meeting in honor of Madame Curie, with the address of Dr.
Abbe of New York, and papers on the physical and therapeutic properties of radium, by Prof. Goodspeed and Prof. Clark. Madame Curie's presentation to the College of an electrometer made by Prof. Curie, and the presentation of a memento of Lord Lister, and other in teresting objects and books. This vol ume is one that well justifies the tradi tions of the College, preserved thru its 135 years of activity and service, and the high respect in which it is held by the medical profession of America.
E. J. CORRESPONDENCE. Ophthalmology in the Philippines! To the Editor: The practice of oph thalmology here in Manila, the capital and largest city in the Philippine Islands, with a population of almost 300,000, is taken up only by comparatively few. There are at present only some twelve specialists (Filipinos and Americans), and not one of them limits his practice to eye exclusively, but takes up ear, nose and throat cases as well. These few have to attend also to large numbers of patients coming from the provinces, where specialists are not available. Personally, I would like to induce well trained American ophthalmologists to come and help us contribute, by way of original investigations, something to the science and practice of ophthalmology in the tropics. I am enclosing herewith an article on cataract by Dr. Felisa Nicholas, which I would request you to publish in the JOURNAL if possible.. The author is un known to you, and I presume you would require some information about her work and accomplishment. Dr. Nicolas is an instructor in the Department of Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat, University of the Philippines. Hoping that this request will meet your kind and favorable consideration, I remain, Yours truly, ANTONIO S. FERNANDO.
Philippine General Hospital, Manila.
EDITORIALS
ferent sections. Topics are grouped in regard to accepting papers, and that has this general order, anatomy, develop been to choose from those offered, such ment and anomalies of the part; its as we could publish in a reasonable physiology, diagnosis of conditions, acute time, that seemed to be of the greatest inflammations, chronic diseases, specific interest and value to the mass of read conditions, and degenerations. Regarding ers. each disease, the account takes up eti Suggestions for the improvement of ology and pathology, symptoms and diag the JOURNAL will be most welcome. One nosis, cases and statistics, and prophy does not have to assume the attitude of laxis and treatment. a superior being to offer constructive It will be noticed that the Year Book criticism, that may be of great value. We does not attempt to give such abstracts as will not adopt such suggestions unless a ♦writer, making a thoro study of a they are fully approved by our judgment special subject, might wish to use, or and experience. But some of the best quote from. This kind of Year Book features of the JOURNAL and Year Book would be of value chiefly to a few read have come thru the suggestion of friend ers. The Ophthalmic Year Book is pre ly critics. No enterprise can be perma pared, primarily, to keep the reading nently successful unless it has the means practitioner of ophthalmology informed of drawing to itself new support and regarding the whole literature of his new life. We lose a certain number of specialty. Incidentally, it helps the subscribers each year thru death and re writer, who is making an intensive study, tirement from practice. To help us get by directing him to the papers which in touch with those who come up to take will be of most use to him, to consult as the vacant places is something that every original sources, to study or quote from; and it indicates in a general way what subscriber can do for the JOURNAL and special phase each paper treats of. When Year Book, in which we have a large E. J. writers and advanced students in suffi common interest. cient numbers are ready to support a different kind of Year Book, it will BOOK NOTICES doubtless be forthcoming. Until then the only work of the kind in English Ophthalmological Society of Egypt. should seek to give the most assistance Bulletin of 1922, 92 pages, 8 illustra to the greatest number. Adherence to tions. Published by the Society, this policy will make for the permanent Cairo, Egypt. continuance of the Year Book; and con The interesting scientific communica tinuance is an important element in its usefulness, to even the most advanced tions here published have been noticed and specialized student of ophthalmic elsewhere. They compare favorably in general and most of the proceedings of literature. E. J. the ophthalmologic societies in the west ern world. This Bulletin shows keen in terest in the annual meeting by an attend T H E CLOSING VOLUME. ance of 60 out of 87 members. This inter This volume will exceed the last by est and activity, where it might not be about 100 pages. But on account of the expected, reflects honor on Egyptian oph change of paper made at the beginning thalmologists ; and illustrates the possibil of the year, it will be a little less bulky. ities that open up before those who earn Meanwhile Ophthalmic Literature has estly pursue the first object of this society increased to an even greater extent, so "to study all branches of ophthal that the two together represent an in mologic science." crease of over 30 per cent since 1918 in The illustrations add to the interest of the amount of material furnished to our subscribers. The tendency is for this Bulletin. They include a tempera this growth to go on, in spite of an in ture chart in a case of pseudomembrancreasing list of papers declined for lack ous conjunctivitis, 3 based on photo of space. We have had but one rule in graphs of clinical cases, and four micro-
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photographs showing the mycelium and conideae in a case of sporotrichosis. The instructions for sending specimens for examination are such as to serve an educational purpose, if attached to the transactions of any ophthalmologic society. At the Giza Ophthalmic Lab oratory, the microscopic examination of tumors will be made free for members of the Society, if specimens are sent ac cording to these instructions. E. JTransactions of the College of Physi cians of Philadelphia. Volume 43, for the year 1921; 660 pages, 25 il lustrations. Published by the College, Philadelphia, Pa. This volume has more of interest to the ophthalmologist than have the aver age transactions of general medical societies. The proceedings of the Sec tion on Ophthalmology occupy 72 pages. This being the oldest section in the Col lege, its proceedings are given first place in the appendix. They appear here as they have been published in this JOURNAL, and include some 46 different subjects. Other papers of special interest take u p : The Use of Gentian Violet in the Treatment of Infections, by John W. Churchman of New York; The Oculocardiac Reflex and Its Therapeutic Value, by Alfred Gordon; Differential Blood-pressure in Exophthalmic Goitre, by Joseph Sailer, and two papers on the Roger Bacon Cipher Manuscript, by W. M. Voynich and W. R. Newbold. These latter have interest because Roger Bacon is one of those to whom the invention of spectacles has been ascribed. Voynich has traced, with great probability, the romantic history of the manuscript; and Prof. Newbold reports some first re sults of undertaking to translate the cipher. These seem to show an ac quaintance of Roger Bacon with the use of optical instruments, especially the telescope and microscope, hitherto un suspected. Other matters of general interest are: The account of the meeting in honor of Madame Curie, with the address of Dr.
Abbe of New York, and papers on the physical and therapeutic properties of radium, by Prof. Goodspeed and Prof. Clark. Madame Curie's presentation to the College of an electrometer made by Prof. Curie, and the presentation of a memento of Lord Lister, and other in teresting objects and books. This vol ume is one that well justifies the tradi tions of the College, preserved thru its 135 years of activity and service, and the high respect in which it is held by the medical profession of America.
E. J. CORRESPONDENCE. Ophthalmology in the Philippines! To the Editor: The practice of oph thalmology here in Manila, the capital and largest city in the Philippine Islands, with a population of almost 300,000, is taken up only by comparatively few. There are at present only some twelve specialists (Filipinos and Americans), and not one of them limits his practice to eye exclusively, but takes up ear, nose and throat cases as well. These few have to attend also to large numbers of patients coming from the provinces, where specialists are not available. Personally, I would like to induce well trained American ophthalmologists to come and help us contribute, by way of original investigations, something to the science and practice of ophthalmology in the tropics. I am enclosing herewith an article on cataract by Dr. Felisa Nicholas, which I would request you to publish in the JOURNAL if possible.. The author is un known to you, and I presume you would require some information about her work and accomplishment. Dr. Nicolas is an instructor in the Department of Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat, University of the Philippines. Hoping that this request will meet your kind and favorable consideration, I remain, Yours truly, ANTONIO S. FERNANDO.
Philippine General Hospital, Manila.