03666cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000560011324500600016924601150022926400510034430000470039533600260044233700260046833800360049450000310053050801080056152023690066953400630303865300400310165300580314165300280319985600580322785600430328578625UtSlPG20260610134826.0mcr n260607r20261929utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aRE1 aCollins, E. Treacherq(Edward Treacher),d1862-193714aThe history & traditions of the Moorfields Eye Hospital1 aThe history and traditions of the Moorfields Eye Hospital :  100 years of ophthalmic discovery and development 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2026  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2026-05-06  aThiers Halliwell (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)  a"The history & traditions of the Moorfields Eye Hospital" by E. Treacher Collins is a historical account written in the early 20th century. It charts the first century of Moorfields Eye Hospital, weaving its institutional traditions with advances in ophthalmology and portraits of the surgeons who shaped both. Readers can expect a chronologically told story of founding, growth, clinical innovation, teaching, and influence at home and abroad.

The opening of the book sets out its purpose: to record Moorfields’ traditions alongside the major discoveries in eye care, told as a continuous narrative and grounded in hospital minutes, biographies, and professional journals. It then recounts how John Cunningham Saunders, with John Richard Farre and Richard Battley and under the encouragement of Astley Cooper, founded a dispensary for diseases of the eye and ear in response to a nationwide surge of ophthalmia and the paucity of competent care. After contrasting reputable surgery with itinerant “oculists,” the narrative traces the proposal, committee support, opening in Charterhouse Square, and an early rivalry with a West End infirmary. The next section profiles Saunders’ work: quickly rising patient numbers, a decisive refocus on eye diseases, improved management of iritis with belladonna, and pioneering needling techniques for congenital cataract—publicly showcased, then published posthumously by Farre amid debates over priority. It sketches the careers of Saunders’ pupils, William Adams and John Stevenson, whose claims and institutions stirred controversy and royal patronage, and notes the memorials to Saunders. The story then turns to the succession: Astley Cooper’s interim help, Benjamin Travers’s appointment and opening of the practice to students, the spread of Moorfields’ model to New York and India, and William Lawrence’s arrival and influential teaching and writings. Brief portraits of fund-raising customs, strict antiphlogistic treatment (bleeding, leeches, diet), and resident duties convey early hospital life, while a generous bequest strengthens its finances. Finally, the narrative begins the move to Moorfields itself, describing the building fund, City negotiations, Robert Smirke’s appointment as architect, and preparations to lay the foundation stone. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cLondon: H. K. Lewis & Co. Ltd, 1929  aOphthalmology -- England -- History  aHospitals, Ophthalmic and aural -- England -- History  aMoorfields Eye Hospital4 uhttp://archive.org/details/b29978038/page/n7/mode/2up40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/78625