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Historical Bibliography Updated: February 2, 2020

A practical treatise on diseases of the eye.

Publication Details

London: Longman, 1830 CE.

In this book Mackenzie, one of the foremost ophthalmologists of his time, included a classic description of the symptomatology of glaucoma, and was probably the first to draw attention to the increase of intra-ocular pressure as a characteristic of the condition. He introduced the term “asthenopia”, and was the first to describe sympathetic ophthalmia as a distinct disease.

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Entry Number#5848
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/7172
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External URLa-practical-treatise-on-diseases-of-the-eye

Geographic Context

Publication place: London