CONSERVATIVE OPHTHALMOTHERAPY IN THE TYROL IN THE 18th CENTURY

97th DOG Annual Meeting 1999

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CONSERVATIVE OPHTHALMOTHERAPY IN THE TYROL IN THE 18th CENTURY

F. Daxecker

An anonymous book printed in 1714 entitled "The Healthful Medicine Chest" contains numerous treatments for general ailments including disorders of the eye. The cures for the eye include the following: "powder for defective sight", "snuff powder for dry eyes", "excellent eye salve", "Eyewash", "acetum to fortify the eyes", cures for "wasting of the eye-balls", "weak eyes", "children´s eyes", "running eyes", "running and red eyes", "eyes that have been hit", "newly blinded eyes to make them see again", "people who fear a cataract may be starting", "fleshy and weak eyes", "stone-blind eyes", "when you have a speck of dust in your eye", and "for painful eyebraws". The recommended medicines are composed of the following ingredients: sugar candy, nutmeg, liver, mastic, fennel, forget-me-not, lavender, roses, eyebright, pistachio nut, bran, valerian, juniper berry, capercaillie´s eyes, egg, laurel, saffron, hare drippings, sage, ginger, turpentine, crickets, lead dross and urine.

University Eye Clinic, Innsbruck

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