=Ball, James Moores.—On Removal of the Cervical Sympathetic in Glaucoma
and Optic-Nerve Atrophy.=—_Jour. A. M. A._, June 2, 1900.
I propose to consider the surgery of the cervical portion of the great
sympathetic nerve in certain ocular diseases. European oculists and
surgeons have performed sympathectomy for glaucoma and exophthalmic
goiter. I have gone further, and in one instance removed the superior
cervical ganglion for simple atrophy of the optic nerve. I have
performed sympathectomy four times up to July 20, 1899. First the cases
will be reported; then the conclusions will be drawn.