Excerpt from American Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol. 14: Being the Ophthalmic Year Book, Containing a Digest of the Literature of Ophthalmology, for the Year 1917 and Parts of 1918<br><br>For the removal of malignant and benign growths in the skin of the lids or of the face about the eyes, or in the conjunctiva, cornea or sclera, Kearney favors desiccation because the result is produced without the formation of a contracted scar. He uses for the pro cess a high-frequency current produced through a high - speed static apparatus of sufficient power to dehydrate the cells, but not to carbonize them.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.