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Relations between the Eye and the Ear
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ophthalmologist in the country; as far as I know I am the oldest ophthal mologist not only in America but prob ably in the World. I graduated in medi cine in 1869, University of Maryland, took a postgraduate course at the Col lege of Physicians and Surgeons in New York, went abroad and spent three years in England, France and Germany (part time in the Franco-Prussian War) and when I returned to America was made Professor of Ophthalmology and incidentally lecturer of Operative Surgery in 1873 in the Washington Uni versity Medical College in Baltimore (my native town), moved to Richmond in 1879 and have been teaching and practicing ophthalmology since that time. I was made Emeritus Professor last year and Emory Hill took my place, but I still give a clinic every Monday during the sessions. I am still in active practice, did several cataract operations this year with as good hand as when I was forty—never been sick, ride to hounds, play golf (played yes terday afternoon) and am as active as most people of sixty although I am in my eighty-fifth year. So I have been teaching and practicing ophthalmology about sixty years and am still at it. I expect to retire when I get old enough. Ned Jackson is one of my special friends and I see him quite often at the Ophthalmological Society meetings. Now all the above rigamarole sounds
like the vanity of an old man but writ ten to let you know I may be the oldest ophthalmologist both in years and term of service. With kind regards, I remain, Very cordially yours (signed) /. A. White. ( ED. : The Journal offers sincere con gratulations to Dr. White on his years of service and on his youthfulness.) Relations between the eye and the ear Dr. Park Lewis' letter, published on page 652 of the July number of the Journal is interesting and timely. 1 wish to add two worth-while titles to those mentioned by Dr. Lewis. Samuel Theobald wrote on "Reflex aural neuroses caused by eyestrain" and reported cases. (Jour. Amer. Med. Assoc, 53: 112 (July 10) 1909; Trans. Sect. Ophth., Amer. Med. Assoc, 1909, p. 105.) J. Van Der Hoeve wrote on the "Re lations between eye and ear". (Trans. Amer. Acad. Ophth. and Otolaryng., 1921, p. 395; Arch, of Ophth., 51: 321, No. 4, July, 1922.) He treated the sub ject under four heads: 1. Diseases and intoxications which cause eye and ear symptoms; 2. Eye diseases which cause ear symptoms; 3. Ear affections which give eye symptoms; 4. Relations be tween the vestibular organ and the eye. C. IV. Rutherford.
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ophthalmologist in the country; as far as I know I am the oldest ophthal mologist not only in America but prob ably in the World. I graduated in medi cine in 1869, University of Maryland, took a postgraduate course at the Col lege of Physicians and Surgeons in New York, went abroad and spent three years in England, France and Germany (part time in the Franco-Prussian War) and when I returned to America was made Professor of Ophthalmology and incidentally lecturer of Operative Surgery in 1873 in the Washington Uni versity Medical College in Baltimore (my native town), moved to Richmond in 1879 and have been teaching and practicing ophthalmology since that time. I was made Emeritus Professor last year and Emory Hill took my place, but I still give a clinic every Monday during the sessions. I am still in active practice, did several cataract operations this year with as good hand as when I was forty—never been sick, ride to hounds, play golf (played yes terday afternoon) and am as active as most people of sixty although I am in my eighty-fifth year. So I have been teaching and practicing ophthalmology about sixty years and am still at it. I expect to retire when I get old enough. Ned Jackson is one of my special friends and I see him quite often at the Ophthalmological Society meetings. Now all the above rigamarole sounds
like the vanity of an old man but writ ten to let you know I may be the oldest ophthalmologist both in years and term of service. With kind regards, I remain, Very cordially yours (signed) /. A. White. ( ED. : The Journal offers sincere con gratulations to Dr. White on his years of service and on his youthfulness.) Relations between the eye and the ear Dr. Park Lewis' letter, published on page 652 of the July number of the Journal is interesting and timely. 1 wish to add two worth-while titles to those mentioned by Dr. Lewis. Samuel Theobald wrote on "Reflex aural neuroses caused by eyestrain" and reported cases. (Jour. Amer. Med. Assoc, 53: 112 (July 10) 1909; Trans. Sect. Ophth., Amer. Med. Assoc, 1909, p. 105.) J. Van Der Hoeve wrote on the "Re lations between eye and ear". (Trans. Amer. Acad. Ophth. and Otolaryng., 1921, p. 395; Arch, of Ophth., 51: 321, No. 4, July, 1922.) He treated the sub ject under four heads: 1. Diseases and intoxications which cause eye and ear symptoms; 2. Eye diseases which cause ear symptoms; 3. Ear affections which give eye symptoms; 4. Relations be tween the vestibular organ and the eye. C. IV. Rutherford.