Letter 0172

Patient Details

• Patient info
  Name: N/A Wriothesley Russell, 3rd Duke of Bedford
  Gender:
  Age:Wriothesley Russell, b. 1708, d. 1732 [Cokayned, The Complete Peerage, vol. 2, p. 82]
• Description
• Diagnosis

  Losing sight in one eye. Sloane's note: lac. asinen. vesicator. elect. lenintus.

• Treatment
  Previous Treatment:
  Ongoing Treatment:

  Mr. Amyand stopped by unexpectedly, and seeing the condition of the Duke's eyes bled him. He said he would stop by and repeat the procedure when he returned from Northhampton. But Amyand also wanted Sloane to have an update on the Duke's condition.

  
  Response:

  The Duke does not think the eye is any better and continued to loose flesh despite his otherwise good health.

• More information
• Medical problem reference
  Eyes