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SMITH, HENRY. - The Treatment Of Cataract and Some other Common Ocular Affections.

Title: The Treatment Of Cataract and Some other Common Ocular Affections.
Description: Second Revised Edition (Preferred Edition); Demy 8vo; pp. xiv, 288; 68 full page b/w. plates, bound in original red cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine embossed gilt decoration on front board, cloth worn, withdrawn stamp on front endpaper and title page, good copy. Calcutta; Butterworth & Co.; 1928. Henry Smith ( 1859 - 1948 ) was a leading figure in the field of ophthalmology, who spent his career in the Indian Medical Service. This book was in its day regarded as a classic, and his development of intracapsular cataract surgery assured him of his place in ophthalmological history. His method, which became known as the "Indian" or "Smith Indian" method, was widely accepted as a satisfactory technique up until 1950's.

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Price: AUD 75.00 = appr. US$ 51.89 Seller: Time Booksellers
- Book number: 113039