On The Use And Abuse Of Spectacles

Author : J. Sichel
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ISBN 13 : 9781332198986
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (989 download)

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Download or read book Spectacles written by J. Sichel and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Spectacles: Their Uses and Abuses in Long and Short Sightedness; And the Pathological Conditions Resulting From Their Irrational Employment The publication of these Clinical Lessons on Spectacles, and the pathological conditions consecutive to their irrational use, was commenced in 1845, in the Annales d'Oculistique, at Brussels. The present work contains many new and very important considerations, and a description of several frequent and grave maladies, of which no one had previously spoken; such as presbytic amblyopia, congenital presbytic amblyopia, amblyopia produced by the use of too powerful glasses, musc volitantes caused by the abuse of spectacles, etc. These affections may be prevented, arrested in their development, or completely cured, by the use of properly selected spectacles. For these reasons I may recommend the perusal of these pages, not only to physicians, but also to opticians. The latter have it in their power, yet more than the former, to diminish the number of these maladies by judicious advice, or to augment it by the unseasonable concession of too powerful glasses. Unfortunately, they very generally continue the habit of commencing by too powerful numbers in the selection of spectacles, although this practice is entirely contrary to their own interests. I beg them to read and reflect on what I have said on this point, particularly in XI. and XXX. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."