A fine presentation copy of Müller’s ophthalmological study of a disease then known as the ‘Egyptian eye infection’. A physician and surgeon with the Prussian military, Müller describes his findings in cases of eye infections amongst soldiers sometimes so severe as to result in blindness. He discusses the question of the contagiousness of the disease at length, and preventive measures. The final pages provide some statistical data, followed by additional case histories.

Provenance: the recipient of this presentation copy was the distinguished surgeon and ophthalmologist Philipp Franz von Walther (1782-1849), a pupil of Beer and, together with Graefe, editor of the important Journal für Chirurgie und Augenheilkunde.

Wellcome IV, p. 193. OCLC records 3 US locations (NLM, Northwestern University, and New York Academy of Medicine).

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