A Guide to the Diseases of the Eye, and Their Treatment: For the Use of Students and Young Practitioners (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from A Guide to the Diseases of the Eye, and Their Treatment: For the Use of Students and Young Practitioners The compiler of this work is as far from claiming for himself the title of author as he is from assuming peculiar merit for having brought before the profession any thing new. Such is not his pretension; and yet, while he thus disclaims originality or novelty, he is not Without hope that the intrinsic utility of the work now offered will Win for him the thanks of the medi cal student and young practitioner. The book which bears the title of The Student's and Young Practitioner's Guide to Ophthalmic Diseases, is compiled from the best writers, who have made this subject a specialty, and from lectures, both published and unpublished, delivered in this country and in Europe. At the same time the various journals and periodicals devoted to this, as well as the kindred branches of medical science, have been industriousl'y examined and collated. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.