Official papers relating to operations performed by order of the directors of the Royal Hospital for Seamen, at Greenwich, on several of the pensioners belonging thereto, for the purpose of ascertaining the general efficacy of the new modes of treatment practised by Sir William Adams for the cure of the various species of cataract and the Egyptian ophthalmia.

  • Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich.
Date:
1814
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Credit: Official papers relating to operations performed by order of the directors of the Royal Hospital for Seamen, at Greenwich, on several of the pensioners belonging thereto, for the purpose of ascertaining the general efficacy of the new modes of treatment practised by Sir William Adams for the cure of the various species of cataract and the Egyptian ophthalmia. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    I cannot, in justice to Mr. Adams, conclude this lieport, without expressing to you how greatly I am indebted to liis liberality and disinterestedness in com- municating to me much valuable information and in- struction relating to Diseases of the Eye, which I trust will eventually be attended with considerable advantage? to that class of objects, the afflicted Blind, who consti- tute no small proportion of the Invalids admitted into this noble Asylum. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient servant. John Dj/er, Esq. ^ecrctaty. B. M'LAUGHLIN^ Surgeon.