P. Galezowski - Traité des maladies des yeux - 1888

Compelling illustrated edition with 153 figures of this medical reference work devoted to the systematic study of ocular diseases and their therapeutic management within the context of 19th-century medicine -

The author offers a detailed classification of eye diseases by distinguishing affections of the different anatomical structures, such as the eyelids, conjunctiva, cornea, iris, lens, retina and optic nerve, while aiming to relate observed symptoms to the corresponding lesions -

The work rests on a clinical approach based on meticulous observation of patients, direct examination of the eye using ophthalmic instruments available at the time, and analysis of pathological evolutions over time -

Galezowski precisely describes ocular inflammations, infections, traumas, vision disorders, degenerative diseases as well as congenital or acquired conditions that can lead to partial or total loss of sight -

P. Galezowski - Treatise on Eye Diseases - 1888 - In Paris -
1030 pages.

Good binding condition, work in its original half brown leather, marbled boards, wear from use, worn headbands and corners, stained edges, smooth decorated spine, gilded lettering and author’s name -

Good interior condition, browning, small vignette on the title page, work enriched with 153 figures intercalated in the text, reasonably good endpapers, a pleasant copy -

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