title: The practice of ophthalmology in rural Wisconsin in the mid-19th century: from the casebooks of Francis Paddock, MD.
abstract: Francis Paddock (1814-1889), a graduate of Fairfield Medical College in western New York State, opened a general medicinal and surgical practice in the small town of Salem in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, between 1838 and 1839, where he lived and worked until his death a half century later. Two early volumes of his casebooks, spanning the years 1841 to 1852, came to light and are now analyzed from the standpoint of ophthalmic-related problems and their treatment. His life as a frontier physician and leading citizen of his community are documented in the context of 19th-century medicine in America and Wisconsin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53792, USA. dalbert@wisc.edu
authors.forename: Daniel M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Albert
authors.forename: Sarah L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Atzen
authors.forename: Payam
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Morgan
mesh_terms: D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000266:history*; D011364:Professional Practice / Q000266:history*; D012424:Rural Population / Q000266:history; D014922:Wisconsin