Geschichte der Augenheilkunde.

Abstract

This work is a continuation of the history of ophthalmology so ably written by Professor Hirschberg for the second edition of the "Handbuch der gesamten Augenheilkunde." It is not only a biographic collection, as would be implied from the title; it is in reality an abridged history of Italian ophthalmology during the first half of the nineteenth century. Beginning with Scarpa, born in 1752, who has been called the father of Italian ophthalmology, the book contains the names and brief biographic sketches of seventy-three ophthalmologists, all of whom have contributed more or less to our present knowledge of ophthalmology. It is a little unfortunate that the arrangement is made without regard to chronological sequence. For example, Quaglino, who lived until 1894, comes near the beginning, while Quadri, whose name shares equal honors with Scarpa for brilliant achievements in the early years of the century, is not mentioned until well toward

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