Abstract
Having authored two major ophthalmology textbooks and honored with the eponym, the “Dalrymple sign,” many are familiar with the works of Dr. John Dalrymple when it comes to the eye. However, few are aware of his other, numerous and wide-ranging contributions to the fields of science and medicine. In this article, we discuss the life and work of a man dedicated to the pursuit and advancement of knowledge and education.
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BackgroundMany are familiar with the works of Dr John Dalrymple when it comes to the eye because he was one of the pioneers of medical education within the field of ophthalmology
Having authored two major ophthalmology textbooks and honored with the eponym, the “Dalrymple sign,” many are familiar with the works of Dr John Dalrymple when it comes to the eye
Having authored two beloved and well-referenced textbooks, "The Anatomy of the Human Eye" and "The Pathology of the Human Eye," Dalrymple is remembered as an expert in his field and is commemorated with the eponym, “Dalrymple’s sign,” used to describe the exophthalmos seen in Grave’s disease [1]
Summary
Many are familiar with the works of Dr John Dalrymple when it comes to the eye because he was one of the pioneers of medical education within the field of ophthalmology. In another letter to the editor, published in the Lancet 1841, he discusses the contents of Ferrall’s paper, “On the Anatomy and Physiology of certain Structures in the Orbit not previously described,” and how its claim of a new discovery, “not hitherto been noticed by anatomists,” had already been covered in his book, The Anatomy of the Human Eye. Dalrymple went on further to explain [24]:. An absence of the proper tonicity of the muscles by which the eyes are retained in their natural positions in the orbit; and some amount of venous congestion of the tissues forming the cushion behind the globes.” [19] In his final will and testament, Dalrymple, staying true to his role as an educator, bequeathed his drawings of diseases of the eye for the use of the students at the Royal Ophthalmic Hospital. Per James’ biography of Dalrymple, over 70 years after Dalrymple’s death, “Those beautiful paintings of diseases of the eyes are still preserved in the library of the Royal London Ophthalmic Hospital” [1]
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