A chirurgical treatise on the diseases of the eyes. Containing proper remedies, and describing the operations requisite for their cures ... Written in French / ... Translated into English by J. Stockton.

  • Saint-Yves, M. de (Charles), 1667-1733
Date:
1748
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Credit: A chirurgical treatise on the diseases of the eyes. Containing proper remedies, and describing the operations requisite for their cures ... Written in French / ... Translated into English by J. Stockton. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    him to be as able a ^raflitionei’y as any in Europe. Monsieur Mouchard undertook, in 1712, to criticife upon this Wor^y but it had been better for him to have let it alone: There was very little of the Gentleman fliewn, in his '' 4 Treatment of Monheur St. Yves 5 and lefs of the OcuUfty in manag¬ ing the Subjed:: It is true, he pro¬ ved, in his Arguments, that him- felf kftsw nothing at all of the Matter, and that his Letter was of no other Service to the Publick., than its Pro¬ ducing an Anfwer from the ingeni¬ ous Monlieur St. YveSy which is a great Ornament to his Treatife, and a ftrong Convidion of Monfieur Mouchard’s fallacious Way of Y{caJon- ingy I had almoft faid, his 'Ignorance. I HAVE tranflated M. St. Yves’s Anjwery which you will find, as a Suppkmenty at the End of this Trea^ tije. I have done my utmoft: En¬ deavour to do as much Juftice to M. St. YveSj in my Tranjlationy zs polfibly