Stories
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The tale of the toxic kidneys
In 1954 a serendipitous coming together of skills and circumstances allowed the first successful organ transplant to take place. Read how Richard Herrick’s life was prolonged by his identical twin’s generosity.
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The blight of the ballooning blood vessels
In 1817 an emergency operation on a London porter was hailed a ‘success’ despite the patient’s swift demise. Find out how this case became a landmark in vascular surgery.
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The mystery of the malignant brain
In 1884 a neurologist successfully used a patient’s symptoms, plus a new kind of map, to locate a brain tumour. Discover how his best-laid plans for treatment worked out.
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Revelations of blindness in the Middle Ages
Medieval texts, from Islamic medical treatises to Christian books of miracles, reveal surprisingly varied and complex experiences of blindness. But when medieval scholar Jude Seal experienced visual impairment themselves, they gained an even deeper understanding of the lives they were studying.
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A treatise on the surgical diseases of the eye / by H. Haynes Walton.
Date: 1861- Books
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A patient's struggle for dextrocularity / by George M. Gould.
Gould, George Milbrey, 1848-1922.Date: 1907- Archives and manuscripts
Ashton, Professor Norman
Ashton, N.Date: 1924 - 1998Reference: PP/ASH- Film
Institute of Ophthalmology patient films. 1968-1969?.
Date: [1968?]- Film
Institute of Ophthalmology miscellaneous films. 1973-1974.
Date: 1973-1974