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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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| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
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| Entry Number | #5848 |
| Permanent Link | https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/7172 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | a-practical-treatise-on-diseases-of-the-eye |
Geographic Context
Publication place: London