IN the past year there have been no outstanding advances in ophthalmology. Two subjects, however, have been selected on the basis of general interest.Penicillin in Ocular InfectionsEnough time has elapsed since the introduction of penicillin to evaluate its efficiency in treating diseases of the eye. The literature abounds with case reports of alleged cures, but in many of these the penicillin has been used along with sulfonamides and other drugs, so that its true therapeutic role is difficult to determine. One fact, however, stands out clearly: penicillin is usually superior to the sulfonamides for several reasons. It is . . .