Official papers relating to operations performed by order of the Directors of the Royal Hospital for Seamen, at Greenwich, on several of the pensioners belonging thereto, for the purpose of ascertaining the general efficacy of the new modes of treatment practiced by Sir William Adams for the cure of the various species of cataract, and the Egyptian ophthalmia / published by order of the Directors.

  • Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich.
Date:
1814
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Credit: Official papers relating to operations performed by order of the Directors of the Royal Hospital for Seamen, at Greenwich, on several of the pensioners belonging thereto, for the purpose of ascertaining the general efficacy of the new modes of treatment practiced by Sir William Adams for the cure of the various species of cataract, and the Egyptian ophthalmia / published by order of the Directors. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Jiad attended the operations of Mr. Adams. The efTect of tliose operations appeared to be accurately detailed in the Report in question. Mr. Adams then laid before the Board a Letter of this date, stating at considerable length his modes of Prac- tice ; and he also jiersonally explained the nature and effects of the several operations performed by him for Cataract, and in forming an Artificial Pupil. In the result the Board expressed to Mr. Adams their entire satisfaction, and requested he would select such other of the blind Pensioners belonging to the Hospital wliose Cases may be treated with any prospect of success ; and that he would perform such operatiojis on them as in his judgment may be calculated to afford relief; and then, together with the Medical Officers, he withdrew. It being evidently desirable that publicity should be given to the success which has attended Mr. Adams's operations in restoring to sight so many Pensioners of the Hospital— Ordered, That the Letter and the Report above men- tioned from the Medical Officers of the Hospital, together with Mr. Adams's Letter of this date, the Surgeon's two Letters of the 26th of May and 28th of August last, and tlie proceedings of the Board relative to this subject, be forthwith printed and published. THE END. Manufactory forf he Employment of the De.if and Dumb, FInce, lieruumilsey. .1. J'owELt. Superintendniit.