"TRANSPLANTING THE EYE"

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To the Editor: —In view of the communication of Dr. Joseph Imre (The Journal, October 4, p. 1097), I ask space for the following statements: Dr. Theodor Koppányi has been on the research staff of our laboratory since January 1 of this year. Some weeks ago there appeared in the Chicago daily papers statements of alleged reports made and results obtained by Dr. Koppányi in transplanting eyes in mammals. No such statements or information was given to the press by Dr. Koppányi. They were not authorized by the laboratory. The editors of the Chicago papers did not refer the stories either to Dr. Koppányi or to the laboratory for verification. In view of Dr. Imre's insinuations against Dr. Koppányi personally and his remarkable dictum that the regeneration of the optic nerve is a "biologic absurdity," I feel compelled, in advance of publication, to state briefly the results so

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