The art of preserving the sight unimpaired to an extreme old age, and of re-establishing and strengthening it when it becomes weak : with instructions how to proceed in accidental cases which do not require the assistance of professional men, and the mode of treatment proper for the eyes during, and immediately after the small pox ; to which are added observations on the inconveniences and dangers arising from the use of common spectacles &c. &c. / by an experienced oculist.

  • Beer, Georg Josef, 1763-1821.
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The art of preserving the sight unimpaired to an extreme old age, and of re-establishing and strengthening it when it becomes weak : with instructions how to proceed in accidental cases which do not require the assistance of professional men, and the mode of treatment proper for the eyes during, and immediately after the small pox ; to which are added observations on the inconveniences and dangers arising from the use of common spectacles &c. &c. / by an experienced oculist. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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London : printed for Henry Colburn..., 1815.

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xvi, 247 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm

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Second edition, considerably enlarged and improved.

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Final page verso: bookseller's advertisements
Author has been identified as Georg Josef Beer (1763-1821), who opened the first known eye hospital in 1786, in Vienna

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Translation of: Pflege gesunder und geschwächter Augen

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