ENZYME ACTIVITY IN THE CONJUNCTIVAL MUCOUS THREAD

Everyone has a mucous thread in the inferior fornix. Round and oval vacuole‐like formations are present in this mucous thread. A compound that is capable of staining such vacuoles, making it possible to determinate the contents of the vacuoles, has recently been found. A vital staining is indicated by means of which a distinction can be made between an infected and a sterile conjunctiva.