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The eighteenth century has been termed “the heyday of ophthalmic quackery.” It was also the time when the foundations were laid for modern ophthalmology by a handful of “orthodox” surgeons who treated diseases of the eye in addition to general surgery. One of the few books published in English which documents what the enlightened eighteenth century surgeon knew about the eye is Peter Kennedy’s Ophthalmographia; Or, A Treatise of the Eye (1713). The work, divided in two parts, discusses the anatomy, physiology, and optics of the eye in the first section, and in the second, the causes, signs, and cures of the diseases of this organ. The original copies of this book have become extremely scarce, so we are proud to offer this reprint, as the work’s importance lies in the insights it gives us into the understanding and treatment of the eyes in the early eighteenth century.
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The eighteenth century has been termed “the heyday of ophthalmic quackery.” It was also the time when the foundations were laid for modern ophthalmology by a handful of “orthodox” surgeons who treated diseases of the eye in addition to general surgery. One of the few books published in English which documents what the enlightened eighteenth century surgeon knew about the eye is Peter Kennedy’s Ophthalmographia; Or, A Treatise of the Eye (1713). The work, divided in two parts, discusses the anatomy, physiology, and optics of the eye in the first section, and in the second, the causes, signs, and cures of the diseases of this organ. The original copies of this book have become extremely scarce, so we are proud to offer this reprint, as the work’s importance lies in the insights it gives us into the understanding and treatment of the eyes in the early eighteenth century.
| Weight | 1 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 4 × 6 × 0.75 in |
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