J. Russell, Professor of Physick, and Oculist.
At the Two Blew Posts against
Grays Inn in
Holbourn.
THese Pictures present what I have Cured by Manual Operations; Besides such Variety of other Cures on the Sick, Lame, and Blind,) by Medicinal Applications) that without boasting, I may truly say, few has yet performed the like; yet some are to disingenuous, as to undervalue that they never did, cannot mend, or ever see done.
There is above 100 Diseases of the Eyes and few understands their Cure, which causeth so many Blind that a good Oculist might have prevented; for its not enough to say he is a Linguist (if he have not studied to be an Oculist) that will not serve the Patient, who cries, give me Ease and Sight, or else I am for ever blind.
Those that are troubled with distempered Eyes, if they come in time may have Cure; I have cured many that have been blind 20 or 30 Years, 2 of them born Blind.
Many Ocular Diseases are Cured by a Medicinal Application, some by Manual Operation. In Couching of Cataracts, if they err little more than an hairs breadth, the Sight is for ever lost, that might have been preserved by a dextrous Hard: Some in Couching of Cataracts have distorted the Pupil of the Eye, rent and tore the Ʋvea or Grape-Coat, made a confused mixture of the Aqueous, Vitreous or Albugineous Humors; rent and broke the Christalline in sunder, leaving such an Inflammation on the Adnata, by their tedious turning and twisting their Instrument in the Eye, that the Inflammation is a long while a Curing. with extreme Pains of the Head, and los. of Sight for ever. Many mistake the Ocular Ulcer for a common Speck; who by their Waters and Powders, Corrode the Adnata and Cornea asunder; giving such vent to the Humors in the Eye, that the Eye sinks presently, never to be restored: Some by applying Corrosives to Ocular Ulcers, have dilated them over the whole Cornea, which if ever Cured, leaves an incurable Cicatrix or Scar, with perpetual loss of Sight.
Several mistake the Cicatrix or Sear, for a supersinous thin Film, and have applyed Corrosives to eat it away, which hath caused an Ulcer where none was: Many by applying Corrosives to a Fistula Lachrymalis, have eaten away the Lachrymalis Glandules leaving for ever a continual flowing of Tears. Some have so exasperated the Cancer in the Eye, that they have left it without either hopes of Recovery, or Palliating, but have miserably perished: Several mistake pockey Pustules on the Eye-lid, and Venereal Ulcers, thinking to Cure them by common Medicines; (which will never do)
Although I mention but a few Diseases here, yet my practice is in General on all Distempers both inward and outward that can afflict the Bodies of Men, Women and Children. For having such proper Medicines so friendly to the Spirit of Life, that is most probable to Cure all curable Distempers; therefore let none be afraid to come to me because of the long continuance of their Distemper, for I have Cured many that have been given over by others as uncurable.
I should have forborn Publishing Papers if I had not been Reported Dead, &c.