LUCAS (Philip Bennett). A Practical Treatise on the Cure of Strabismus or Squint, by Operation, and by Milder Treatment; with some new views on the Anatomy and Physiology of the Muscles of the Human Eye.1840

London: Samuel Highley, First edition, 8vo (225 x 140 mm), ix, [1], 91, [1]pp., (16 page publishers catalogue tipped in at front), contemporary previous owners name on half-title, chromolithographic frontispiece with 3 figures, 2 lithographic plates showing single convergent, double convergent and divergent strabismus of the eyes and the instruments used for the operation, original cloth, printed paper label rubbed, uncut. This was the first publication in English on a surgical cure for crossed eyes and describes the cases treated, as well as some new views on the anatomy and physiology of the muscles of the eye. In the preface the author gives credit to Professor Dieffenbach, of Berlin, ".... of being the first surgeon to put into operation the division of muscles for the cure of deformities of the human eye." Wellcome, III, p.555; Albert, Norton & Hurtes, 1410.