Catalogue Number: 156 Eyestrain, commonly called asthenopia Category: Book Sub-Category: Significant book (Aitken collection) Author: CLARKE Ernest Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1892 Time Period: 19th C Place Of Publication/Manufacture: London Publisher/Manufacturer: J and A Churchill Description Of Item: 8vo, original cloth cover, 168 pp, 22 illustrations, illegible signature of former owner Historical Significance: This book includes descriptions of various forms of eyestrain (or asthenopia), its causes and treatments. Ernest Clarke CVO, MD (1881), MD (1885), FRCS (1894) (1857 - 1933) was a successful ophthalmologist practising in London and with appointments to several hospitals. See other books by Clarke at Cat No 157, 158 How Acquired: Not known Condition: Good Location: Nathan Library. Aitken collection |