An account of the means by which Admiral Henry, of Rolvenden in Kent, has cured the rheumatism, a tendency to gout, the tic douloureuse, the cramp, and other disorders, and by which a cataract in the eye was removed : with engravings of the instruments made use of in the several operations practised by Admiral Henry.

Date:
1816
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Credit: An account of the means by which Admiral Henry, of Rolvenden in Kent, has cured the rheumatism, a tendency to gout, the tic douloureuse, the cramp, and other disorders, and by which a cataract in the eye was removed : with engravings of the instruments made use of in the several operations practised by Admiral Henry. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    operation was performed with great skill by a distinguished occulist, in 1799, but an inflam- mation taking place, the eye was lost; so that had it not been for the successful dispersion of the cataract on the left eye, the Admiral would have been quite blind. 6. Cure nf fhe Tic Douloureuse.—Admiral Henry remained for six weeks in London, after the operation for the cataract, to see if any thing could be (lone for his right eye ; but in vain. He then returned to Rolvenden, and in about two months afterwards, was seized with the Tic Douloureuse, in that eye Different washes were recommended to him, but though the directions were carefully attended to, they were of no use. This complaint continued for twelve months, with two fits a day, of three or four hours each ' in duration, the eyes close shut the whole time, accompanied by the most excruciating torture. Hemlock, in great quantities, was then recom- mended, and a seton behind the neck. By these means he was slowly relieved for about six months, but he was reduced to a state of great weakness. IMie complaint having ceased, the Admiral was advised to give up the hemlock, and to heal the seton. In about a fortnight after, the pain returned with as much force as ever, and from his having been so much weakened, it became more severe. He then