A new and easy method of curing the fistula lacrymalis : to which is added, a dissertation on the epiphora vera, or, true watery eye, and the zeropthalmia, or dry eye / by Jonathan Wathen ; also, an appendix, on the treatment of patients after the operation for the cataract, in which are shewn, the evils attendant on long confinement and continued bandages, and an opposite practice recommended, illustrated with cases, by Jonathan Wathen Phipps.
- Wathen, Jonathan, 1729-1808.
- Date:
- 1792
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A new and easy method of curing the fistula lacrymalis : to which is added, a dissertation on the epiphora vera, or, true watery eye, and the zeropthalmia, or dry eye / by Jonathan Wathen ; also, an appendix, on the treatment of patients after the operation for the cataract, in which are shewn, the evils attendant on long confinement and continued bandages, and an opposite practice recommended, illustrated with cases, by Jonathan Wathen Phipps. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.
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