Text book of ophthalmoscopy Part II Diseases of the retina, optic nerve, and choroid, their varieties and complications

Historical Significance: Edward Loring (1837-1888) was an American ophthalmologist who popularised and improved the ophthalmoscope during Helmholtz's lifetime. This book was published 2 years before Helmholtz's death in 1894. (see Keeler CR The ophthalmoscope in the lifetime of Hermann von Helmholtz Reprinted in Arch Ophthal 2002; 120: 2002 and available free at http://archopht.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/120/2/194.pdf. This paper describes Loring's contributions to improving the ophthalmoscope. Part 1 was published in 1885. This text book book has been digitised and can be viewed free of charge at:http://www.archive.org/details/textbookofophtha02loriiala