. 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 . as continued in successful operationto the present time. On Feb. 1, 1870, a similar organization was startedin Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Ophthalmological So-ciety, with Dr. Isaac Hays president and Dr. EdwardHartshorne vice-president. Dr^ S. D. Eisley, of Phila-delphia, in a private letter to me, says: The names of many eminent men, some of whom are still
. 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 . as continued in successful operationto the present time. On Feb. 1, 1870, a similar organization was startedin Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Ophthalmological So-ciety, with Dr. Isaac Hays president and Dr. EdwardHartshorne vice-president. Dr^ S. D. Eisley, of Phila-delphia, in a private letter to me, says: The names of many eminent men, some of whom are stillliving, appear again and again in the records of the scientificproceedings and in their discussions of the private business ofthe society. Monthly meetings with full attendance were heldfor the first year, and most of the second. Then the attend-ance rapidly fell off, the leading ophthalmologists names beingabsent from the list of those present, only general surgeons,like Levis, Morton and others, all of whom did eye surgeryin conjunction with their general surgery, being habituallypresent. The society finally died a natural death after manyvicissitudes, the last meeting having been held at Dr. Straw-bridges house, April 6, DR. HERMAN KNAlP. OPHTHALMOLOGY IN AMERICA. 173 DR. KNAPP AND HIS AECHIVES. It was apparent from the discussion at the first meet-ing, held for the purpose of organizing the AmericanOphthalmological Society, that an ophthalmologic Jour-nal was regarded a desideratum, and yet it was notdeemed best to undertake the publishing of one at thattime. Perhaps the experience of Dr. Homberger wasa warning against it. Soon, however, a distinguishedand energetic Heidelberg professor, Dr. Herman Knapp,came to this country and took up his residence in NewYork. This was in 1868. In the following year heestablished his Archives. This journal had a vigorousbeginning and gave assurance of perpetuity. With therealization of such perpetuity, with the maintenance ofits hi
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