Historical Bibliography Updated: July 14, 2026

A treatise on the eye. The manner and phenomena of vision. 2 vols.

Edinburgh: G. Hamilton & J. Balfour, 1759.

Porterfield was Professor of the Institutes and Practice of Medicine at Edinburgh from 1724-26. His book included many original observations. It was the first important British work on the anatomy and physiology of the eye

Facet Tags

Ophthalmology & Vision

Subjects

OPHTHALMOLOGY OPHTHALMOLOGY › Physiology of Vision

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Entry Number	#1484.2
Permanent Link	https://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/2513
External URL	a-treatise-on-the-eye-the-manner-and-phenomena-of-vision-2-vols

Geographic Context

Publication place: Edinburgh