Practical inquiry into the causes of the frequent failure of the operations of depression, and of the extraction of the cataract, as usually performed : with the description of a series of new and improved operations, by the practice of which, most of the causes of failure may be avoided, illustrated by tables of the comparative success of the new and old modes of practice / by Sir William Adams.

  • Adams, William, Sir, 1783-1827.
Date:
1817
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    i iv DEDICATIOlSr. i You have, my Lords and Gentlemen, essentially advanced the interests of humanity, by promoting the restoration of sight to a number of our veteran defenders; and have thereby given an additional proof of the warm solicitude felt by your Honoi-at j-c li^bdy, to contribute by every means within your pov er? to the relief of those brave and deserving men confided to your charge, who have fought and bled for their country. Were any incitement required, during the period of his arduous services, to animate the sailor*s pa- triotism, and to ensure his good conduct, it would be found in the humane attention which is evinced, in providing for the comforts, supplying the wants, and allaying the infirmities of his old age, in that splendid establishment over which you preside—an establishment which does honour to the nation, and which excites sentiments of respect and admiration, in all those who have the opportunity of witnessing its internal management, and regulations. You have, my Lords and Gentlemen, also served the cause of science, as well as of humanity, by pre- senting to the world, an ample and accurate Report, of the comparative success of the new and old ope- rations, for the cure of the different species of cataract; and it will be seen, by the facts mentioned in the course of the present publication, how much such a statement was required. With this public avowal of the obligations which I owe to your Honourable Body, justice demands that I