CERTAIN CLINICAL FEATURES OF THE NORMAL LIMBUS

Abstract

THE following features were recorded by the writer many years ago. The controversial subject of " clinical value " is here eludedin the absence of a consensus of opinion as to the meaning and scope of this elastic term,. It may, however, be said that the observations to be mentioned were all made with Zeiss oculars No. 2, combined with objectives A2 (i.e., x 24 magnification) or A3 (i.e., x 35 magnification)t; they are quite easily seen by anyone with slight experience, save, perhaps, the double nature of the little sessile vascular stumps; but this, if not seen, is easily enough anticipated by anyone seeing the neighbouring vascular features of which they are seemingly a reduced counterpart. They serve to illustrate how "anticipation" automatically unfolds realities step by step provided only the empirical opportunity is available. The observations were all clinical and were not influenced by histologi- cal examination. I waited for years for an opportunity to supple- ment them thus, but none presented itself. This is not intended to *