An impartial inquiry into the seat of the immediate organ of sight. Viz. whether the retina or choroïdes. Being the subject of a lecture, in a course lately given on the nature and cure of the diseases of the eye ... / [John Taylor].

  • Taylor, John, 1703-1772
Date:
1743
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Credit: An impartial inquiry into the seat of the immediate organ of sight. Viz. whether the retina or choroïdes. Being the subject of a lecture, in a course lately given on the nature and cure of the diseases of the eye ... / [John Taylor]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    / / (48) P 0 S T S C R I P Having fidfli’d whatl had to offer conceml ing this long controverted Queftion, I thought, it would not be improper, in order to cor¬ roborate the Arguments alledged in Favour of the Choroides^ to mention a few Inftances ofSuccefsin lome extraordinary Cafes, which have lately fallen under my Treatment, where the immediate Or¬ gan of Sight was affeaed in fuch a Manner that ^‘itioured under a total Deprivation of Vifion for many Years, and now enjoys Sight to a great Perfeftion ; which Succefs ria my Opinion) could not have happen’d but upon the Suppofition that the Chordides and not the IS that Organ, Mr. Crojlky of BriftoL Mr.^^«W, m Kir^-Street, Hatton-Garden. Mr. Bujhell, at Woolwich. Mrs. tioopePy of ‘TunbTidge, Mr. Wllfon^ in Cajlle-Street^ Bloomjbury, Riding Daughter in ndmarjh,' near Mrs. Maria, in Steward-flreet, Spittle-Fields. Court Pavement zt Tottenham- FmT Slaughters-Street, Spittle^ Mrs. Newman, of Blackwall. Eaji- Mr Marcy, at the Sign of Bifhop B’aze High-ftreet, Holbom. ^ ’