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A critical enquiry into the present state of surgery.

  • Samuel Sharp
Date:
1761
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A critical enquiry into the present state of surgery. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    but I believe what I mention will be found more commodious, as fo large a Wound as he direds, is apt to give Iflue to the Vitreous Humour. I have here defcribed the Operation as it is pra&ifed on the left Eye, but when you are to perform it on the right Eye, I would advife you to feat the Patient on the Ground, letting his Head fall back on your Knees, or againft your Bread, which will give you the advantage of ufing your right bland ; whereas if you place him before you, it will be necef- fary to Operate with your left. I t fometimes happens that the Inflant the Incifion is made through the Cornea, the aqueous Elumour, the Chryftalline, and fome of the vitreous Humour fly out fuddenly, when neither the Operator nor Affiftant feem to prefs the Eye $ fo that one would fugged it might be owing to a Convulfive Contraction of the Mufcles furrounding the Globe of the Eye during the Operation. When this is the Cafe, the Surgeon muft inftantly fhut the Eye-lid to prevent the total Evacuation of the vitreous Humour, and the fame time both he and the Afliflant ceafe to ptefs upon the Eye-lids: But if the Chryf- tallinc does not immediately rufli out of the Eye,