The practice of ophthalmology in rural Wisconsin in the mid-19th century: from the casebooks of Francis Paddock, MD.
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.
Albert
Daniel M
DM
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53792, USA. dalbert@wisc.edu
Atzen
Sarah L
SL
Morgan
Payam
P
D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000266:history*; D011364:Professional Practice / Q000266:history*; D012424:Rural Population / Q000266:history; D014922:Wisconsin