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RefNoCLP/12i/67
LevelItem
TitlePaper, 'Observation des ouvertures de la cornée' by Mr Gandolphe
DateApril 1709
DescriptionGandolphe, a doctor from Dunkirk [France], describes a case of an individual whose cornea had turned red and who had lost most of their vision. Gandolphe made multiple incisions in the cornea over the course of several days, releasing aqueous humour and blood. He applied a compress of plantain and vulnerary water and the patient's sight was restored. English translation found at CLP/12i/68.

Subject: Surgery

Published in English in Philosophical Transactions as 'Observations upon incisions of the cornea'.

Translation read to the Royal Society on 14 December 1709.
LanguageFrench
Extent7p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1708.0060
Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 26, (1708), p 387
RelatedRecordCLP/12i/68
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