Project Gutenberg 2015-10-19 Public domain in the USA. 128 Turnbull, Alexander 1794 1881 Turnbull, A. (Alexander) Treatment of the diseases of the eye, by means of prussic acid vapour, and other medicinal agents Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Treatment of the diseases of the eye, by means of prussic acid vapour, and other medicinal agents" by A. Turnbull, M.D., is a scientific publication written in the early 19th century, specifically in 1843. The book explores innovative approaches to ophthalmic diseases, centered around the use of prussic acid vapor as a treatment method. It presents various medical cases where this treatment was applied, highlighting its effects and efficacy, against the backdrop of conventional treatments at the time. The book begins with a preface that acknowledges the author's professional challenges and expresses hope that the work will be of value to the medical community. Turnbull details specific cases that illustrate the application of prussic acid vapor for various conditions like opacity of the cornea, staphyloma, cataracts, and amaurosis. He provides an analysis of the outcomes, often noting significant improvements in patients who were previously deemed incurable by traditional methods. Throughout the text, Turnbull emphasizes the practical efficacy and distinct actions of prussic acid vapour in treating complex eye conditions, aiming to establish its place within contemporary medical practice. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Eye -- Diseases Hydrocyanic acid -- Therapeutic use RE Text Category: Health & Medicine 136057 2025-09-20T07:09:25.845199 text/html 112776 2024-10-22T23:17:31 text/html 174112 2025-09-20T07:09:29.565190 application/epub+zip 172752 2025-09-20T07:09:26.604179 application/epub+zip 126117 2025-09-20T07:09:26.130186 application/epub+zip 218046 2025-09-20T07:09:31.809169 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 191720 2025-09-20T07:09:29.252168 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 145322 2022-09-22T17:18:34.990916 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 109938 2025-09-20T07:09:25.592199 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 89883 2024-10-22T23:17:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16032 2025-09-20T07:09:31.931153 application/rdf+xml 17166 2025-09-20T07:09:26.206193 image/jpeg 1872 2025-09-20T07:09:26.170171 image/jpeg 143620 2025-09-20T07:09:25.860200 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog