A treatise on the cataract; : with cases to prove the necessity of dividing the transparent cornea, ... / by M. de Wenzel, jun. ... ; translated from the French, with many additional remarks, by James Ware, surgeon.

  • Wenzel, M. de (Michel), -1810.
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M.DCC.XCI. [1791]
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Credit: A treatise on the cataract; : with cases to prove the necessity of dividing the transparent cornea, ... / by M. de Wenzel, jun. ... ; translated from the French, with many additional remarks, by James Ware, surgeon. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [ <8 7] applies equally to Freytagius *, and to Heinr. Wilhelmus Geifler--, who alfo maintained that the catara was produced by an opaque membrane formed in the aqueous humour. Petit recommended, in the operation of couching, carefully to avoid wounding the anterior portion of the chryftalline capfule, and to divide only the lower part of its pofterior portion. He was confident, that by this method, the vitreous humour filling up the fpace that was previoufly occupied by the chryftalline, the rays of light would — be refracted nearly as much as if the eye was in its natural ftate, and the necef= fity of ufing glafies afterwards would, in a great degree, be obviated f. I think it unneceflary to enter Farther into an explanation of the different modes of depreffing the cataract, fince this ope- ration is at prefent almoft univerfally ex- * THce foutenue 4 Strafbourg, en 1721. | + Differtatioinauguralis medica de curandis pracipuis eculorum affeCtibus, é&c. Erfordiz, 1723, p. 8. § x. + Vide Platner, Inftit. Chirur. in 8°. anno 1783. pe 696. . ploded.