Robert Henry Elliot
Published: 2015-08-09
Total Pages: 92
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Excerpt from Glaucoma: A Handbook for the General Practitioner During the last ten years a very extraordinary amount of interest has been taken in the subject of glaucoma. At no time in the history of ophthalmology has this been equalled, save possibly in the ten years which followed the declaration of von Graefe's great discovery. Between these two periods of interest in glaucoma, dating from the start of each, nearly half a century elapsed. Though this period was marked by no spectacular event in connection with this particular subject, it was none the less a time of steady progress and of fruitful speculation. Some of the questions which puzzled von Graefe can be answered by a student to-day, and yet we are far from having attained finality. There are still many matters on which authorities are at variance. There are, fortunately, many more on which they are in agreement. It is not the purpose of such a work as this to discuss the former. Space and common sense alike forbid such a course. The aim which I have kept before me has been to be of service to the busy medical practitioner. The importance of the subject appears to me to demand the publication of a monograph. My object has been to write the book simply and concisely, so that all may understand it, shortly, so that all may have time to read it, and without bias, so that all may feel its appeal. Discussions of disputed joints have been avoided; the views expressed are those which are current amongst the great majority of ophthalmologists. 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.