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Abstract
The code discouraged the pursuit of a career in surgery and ophthalmology: "If a doctor operates on a wound with a copper lancet, and the patient dies, or on the eye of a gentleman, who loses his eye in consequence, his hands shall be cut off."
Details
Title
The History of Ophthalmology
Author
Farber, Matthew E, MD
Pages
1617-1618
Section
Book Review
Publication year
1997
Publication date
May 29, 1997
Website
ISSN
00284793
e-ISSN
15334406
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
223954562
Copyright
Copyright © 1997 Massachusetts Medical Society. All rights reserved.