To the Editor.—Isosorbide is a new hyperosmotic agent that has recently been introduced in
the United States for the short-term reduction of intraocular pressure. Another compound …

To the Editor:—There is no specific governmental regulation concerning the sterility of eye
medicaments. Neither of the official compendia regulating the practice of pharmacy …

It has been truly said that if one lives long enough one will surely develop cataracts. With the
span of life ever increasing this subject takes on great significance. Since no physician can …

To the Editor:—Some years ago a patient of mine who lost his eye in the Civil War came in to
see me with the artificial eye broken in the socket. It had grown fast and I had to dissect it …

A reprint of the article" Amethyst-Tinted Lenses," by L. Webster Fox, which appeared in the
July 10, 1909 issue of the" Journal of the American Medical Association," is presented. The …

To the Editor:—The use of acetazolamide (Diamox) as a diuretic carries with it implications
and dangers of which many physicians are insufficiently aware. The drug is contraindicated …

To the Editor:—Your comment on" The Fitting of Glasses" in 10-cent stores was read with
interest. That refractions of this kind cannot be in any way accurate and that the glasses of …

To the Editor.—Eye symptoms clearly related to propranolol hydrochloride therapy are rare.
The β-blocker practolol has been implicated in an oculomucocutaneous syndrome. 1 There …

To the Editor:—I notice an interesting editorial on asthma and allergy inThe Journal, August
6, page 452. In my paper in theArchives of Internal Medicine (May, 1927, page 625), I …

In Reply.—Drs Gross and Hoffer recommend phacoemulsification cataract extraction for the
patient described in the original question. I would agree that an extracapsular extraction is …