Julius Hirschberg : THE HISTORY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY

Volume 4  :The Renaissance of Ophthalmology in Eighteenth Century (Part Two)

 

 

  

 TABLE OF CONTENTS

  

  

 

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

 Germany

 1

 § 409.

 Heister (1686-1758)

 1

  

 Johann Andreas Eisenbarth

 3

 § 410.

 Lorenz Heister (1683-1758)

 7

 § 411.

 L.Heister is the founder of scientific surgery in Germany.

 11

 § 412.

 Burkard David Mauchart (1696-1751)

 16

 § 413.

 Mauchart's publications

 18

  

 Survey on further observations on the senile arcus

 22

  

 History and literature of the artificial eye

 33

  

 Monographs on the Artificial Eye

 37

 § 414.

 The other représentatives of the University of Tübingen

 37

  

 Georg Friedrich Sigwart

 37

  

 Reichenbach

 38

  

 A thesis from the Karls-School

 40

  

 The University of Wittenberg

 41

  

 Abrahami Vater

 41

  

 J. Christiani Heinicke

 41

  

 The University of Leipzig

 42

 § 416.

 Johann Zacharias Platner (1694-1747)

 42

 § 417.

 The theory and cure of lacrimal fistules have elicited more controversies than any other ocular disease

 44

 § 418.

 Chr. Gottlieb Ludwig (1709-1773)

 47

 § 419.

 Justus Gottfried Günz (1706-1769)

 47

 § 420.

 Samuel Theodor Quelmalz

 48

 § 421.

 Jung-Stilling (1740-1817)

 55

 § 422.

 Johann Friedrich Lobstein

 61

  

 The University of Göttingen

 62

 § 423.

 August Gottlieb Richter (1742-1812)

 62

  

 A. G. Richter's publications

 64

 § 424.

 Richter's "Abhandlung von der Ausziehung des grauen Stars"

 65

  

 A correction to the history of the cataract extraction

 78

 § 425.

 Justus Arnemann (1763-1806)

 82

 § 426.

 The Prussian Universities

 83

  

 Johann Caspar Hellmann (1736-1793)

 85

  

 Joachim Friedrich Henckel (1712-1779)

 86

  

 Johann Leberecht Schmucker(1712-1786)

 86

  

 History of superstition about millipedes

 87

  

 Marcus Elleser Bloch (1723-1799)

 88

  

 Short history of the iris coloboma

 89

  

 Johann Christian Anton Theden (1717-1797)

 91

  

 Christian Ludwig Mursinna (1744-1823)

 92

  

 Georg Leberecht Andreas Helling (1763-1840)

 92

  

 Johann Gottlieb Bernstein (1747-1835)

 92

 § 427.

 German textbooks of ophthalmology of the 18th century

 95

  

 Valentin Kräutermann

 96

  

 Joseph Jacob Plenck

 99

  

 Chr.Fried. Benedikt Ettmüller (1773-1848)

 100

 § 428.

 The German ophthalmic theses of the 18th century

 106

  

 The Scandinavian countries and Russia

 115

 § 429.

 Denmark.

 115

  

 Georg Heuermann (1723-1768)

 115

  

 Sweden

 120

  

 Johan Gustaf Wahlbom (1724-1807)

 120

  

 Olof Acrel (1717-1806)

 120

  

 Johan Lorens Odhelius (1737-1816)

 120

  

 Russia

 121

 § 430.

 Joseph Jakob von Mohrenheim

 121

  

 Holland

 123

 § 431.

 The Early History of Ophthalmology in the Netherlands

 123

  

 Peter Foreest (1522-1579)

 123

  

 Rembert Dodoens (1517-1585)

 124

  

 Volcher Colter (1534-1590)

 124

  

 Nicolas Tulp (1493-1674)

 125

 § 432.

 Hermann Boerhaave (1668-1738)

 125

  

 Musca, Scotoma

 129

  

 Thomas Willis (1622-1676)

 130

  

 Petrus Camper (1722-1789)

 136

 § 434.

 Abraham Tipsing

 146

  

 Johan Peter Rathlauw

 146

  

 Gerhard Ten Haaf (1720-1791)

 147

  

 Gerrit Jan van Wy (1748-1810)

 148

 § 435.

 At the beginning of the 18th century Switzerland claimed to have invented the cataract extraction

 148

 § 436.

 The Itinerant Ocular Surgeons

 149

 § 437.

 John Taylor, Survey of the Literature

 151

  

 Taylor's autobiography

 151

  

 Taylor's life and work

 154

 § 438.

 Taylor as an actor does not deserve any praise from posterity

 167

 § 439.

 Taylor and the invention of the strabismus operation...

 172

 § 440.

 During the second part of the 18th century itinerant surgeons performing a cataract extraction replaced the old itinerant quacks who practiced couching

 181

  

 Wenzel Michael Baron von

 182

 § 442.

 Not much is known about the itinerant Italian oculist Casaamata

 193

  

 The new canon of ophthalmology at the beginning of the 19th century

 201

 § 444.

 Joseph Beer

 203

 § 446.

 There is no doubt that no other book on ophthalmology of the 18th century comes even close to Beer's contributions.

 219

 § 447.

 Précis théorétique et pratique sur les maladies des yeux by A. Demours

 223

 § 448.

 A synopsis of the diseases of the eye and their treatment, to which are prefixed a short anatomical description and a sketch of the physiology of that organ. By Benjamin Travers

 231

 § 449.

 Saggio di osservazioni a d'esperienze sulle principale malattie degli occhi di Antonio Scarpa

 248

  

 Review and Comparison.of the New Canon with the Old one..

 260

  

 The Basic sciences in the eighteenth century

 264

  

 Physical optics

 264

 § 451.

 Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727)

 264

 § 452.

 Christian Huygens

 271

  

 Pierre Bouguer

 283

  

 Johann Heinrich Lambert

 283

  

 Physiologic Optics

 284

  

 Old Publications and Contributions on Ocular Hygiene

 291

  

 Visual Physiology (Part one)

 294

 § 454.

 Christian Huygens

 294

 § 455.

 John Locke (1632-1704)

 296

 § 456.

 Philippe de la Hire

 310

  

 Johann Ott

 311

  

 Henry Pemberton

 312

  

 James Jurin

 314

 § 457.

 William Porterfield

 314

 § 458.

 Albrecht von Haller

 328