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CHAP. XIIL , 



ON THE DISEASES OF THE EYES AND 



MOUTH. 



I AM by no means deeply {killed in the 

 phyfiology of vifion, and fliall refer fuch 

 of my readers as are curious upon that fubjeft, 

 or defirous of acquiring fatisfa61ory informa- 

 tion on the anatomy of the eye, to Dr. Brack- 

 en's works, ^v"here their laudable curiofity may 

 be amply fatisfied. The Dotlor (who feems 

 to have been thoroughly qualified for the tafl^) 

 paiTes fome very fevere ltri61ures both upon 

 the knowledge and veracity of the famous 

 Chevalier Taylor ; and it is highly probable 

 feveral phyficians of that time, not being 

 thoroughly experienced in the anatomy of the 

 eye, were deceived by the plaufibility and 

 manual addrefs of that confident cmpyric. 



The difeafes of the eyes in horfes, natural 

 and acquired, may, I think, be conveniently 

 clafled as follows : Opthalmy or Inflam- 

 mation; from whatever caufe ; Humour- 

 blindness, Diminution of Sight from 

 Debility of the Organs, Cataxact, 

 Gutta SERENA, External Accidents. 



Previoufly 



