Medical ophthalmology
 Catalogue Number: 1787 Medical ophthalmology Category: Book Sub-Category: Book of historical note Author: FOSTER MOORE Robert Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1925 Edition: 2nd edition Time Period: 1900 to 1939 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: London Publisher/Manufacturer: J and A Churchill Description Of Item: Original red cloth cover, 344 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of advertisements, 8 plates and 92 illustrations Historical Significance: Robert Foster Moore OBE MA BCh(Cantab) FRCS JP (1878 - 1963) was ophthalmic surgeon at St Bartholomew's Hospital and surgeon Moorfields Eye Hospital. He was a prominent ophthalmologist in London noted particularly only for this book (first published in 1922) and his recalled knowledge of human and comparative anatomy. The latter interest included some work he did on the head of the Australian aboriginal. See his obit Br J Ophthalmol 1963; 47:319-320. How Acquired: Donated by Alan Isaacs, honorary life member of the College Date Acquired: Feb 2011 Condition: Fair. Spine repaired Location: Archive room. East wall. Books of historical note |