[Maggots and man].

In 1942 a grievously wounded soldier was forsaken in the "No Mans's Land" for five days. However he totally recovered as his wound had been overrun of maggots. Thus H.

[Iridociliary melanoma with cataract (iridocyclochoroidectomy followed by extra-capsular extraction with pseudophakia)].

Description of a case of malignant melanoma of iris and ciliary body in a man of 59 years old. Clinically an interesting sign was the mahogany discolouration of the greyish cataract in the quadrant in front of the tumour. The tumour was removed following the technic of H.