. The development of ophthalmology in America, 1800 to 1870; a contribution to ophthalmologic history and biography; an address delivered in abstract before the section of ophthalmology of the American medical association, June 4, 1907 . books worthmentioning, either medical or non-professional. In hispractice he was essentially an empiric, apparently beingguided altogether by the light of experience. He hadno theories of his own, and was intolerant in his teach-ing and practice of the theories of others. He possessed,however, one of the richest endowments of a profes-sional man, namely, stron
. The development of ophthalmology in America, 1800 to 1870; a contribution to ophthalmologic history and biography; an address delivered in abstract before the section of ophthalmology of the American medical association, June 4, 1907 . books worthmentioning, either medical or non-professional. In hispractice he was essentially an empiric, apparently beingguided altogether by the light of experience. He hadno theories of his own, and was intolerant in his teach-ing and practice of the theories of others. He possessed,however, one of the richest endowments of a profes-sional man, namely, strong common sense, and this washis great bulwark in every situation. Although cold andunsocial, yet at heart he was full of sympathy for suffer-ing humanity. It was he who originated the idea of the use of animalligatures as I shall elsewhere note, and he is said tohave been the first to wash out the stomach, in casesof poisoning, with a gum-elastic catheter and devised many new surgical appliances and instru-ments, and in many ways advanced surgical was an expert operator on the eye, especially for cat-aract and artificial pupil, as is made evident by Dorsey,his nephew, in the first volume of Dorseys Elements. DR. PHILIP SYNG PHYSICK (1768-1837). OPHTHALMOLOGY IN AMERICA. 57 of Among the original devices of Dr. Physiekfor ophthalmic operations is a forceps-punch (see illus-tration) for removing a piece of iris for artificial Physiek wrote scarcely anything for publication,yet, fortunately, his work and memory have been per-petuated, at least partially, through the writings of oth-ers, particularly of his distinguished nephew, John SyngDorsey, and of his son-in-law. Dr. Jacob Eandolph. surgical originality and genius have won forhim the distinction of being regarded as the father ofAmerican surgery.
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