Worth and Chavasse's Squint or The Binocular Reflexes and the Treatment of Strabismus
 Catalogue Number: 4354 Worth and Chavasse's Squint or The Binocular Reflexes and the Treatment of Strabismus Category: Book Sub-Category: Book of historical note Author: LYLE, T Keith Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1950 Edition: 8th Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: London Publisher/Manufacturer: Bailliere, Tindall & Cox Description Of Item: Original dark blue hardcover cloth, 195 x 260 mm, 390 pages including appendix and index, 186 black and white figures in text, 16 in appendix.Bookplate of the Wright Library of the Australian Optometrical Association on front paste down. Historical Significance: The 'greats' in orthoptics were Claude Worth (1869-1936) who wrote 'Squint, its causes, pathology and treatment' (First edition 1903 and 6 later editions) . Worth founded the orthoptic clinic at Moorfields Eye Hospital and invented the amblyoscope (synoptophore). Francis Bernard Chavasse (1888-1941) wrote the 7th edition (1939) of Worth's book, which became 'Worth and Chavasse's Squint: the binocular reflexes and the treatment of strabismus' in later editions. How Acquired: Donated by Optometry Australia Date Acquired: 27/2/2023 Condition: Good Location: Archive room. East wall. Books of historical note |