ID# 273:
"Reasons for a study of hereditary blindness," report to American Medical Association
Date:
1918
Pages: (1|2|3)
Source:
American Philosophical Society, ERO, MSC77,SerX,Box3: Harry H. Laughlin

&quote;Reasons for a study of hereditary blindness,&quote; report to American Medical Association

of this form of blindness in every state. Evidently extreme care should be taken in the preparation of the proposed report. No small committee from different groups of experts would be qualified to give an opinion on the entire problem. For that involves at least six or seven factors. It is therefore [crossed out "evidently"] desirable to obtain [crossed out "the"] cooperation from a corresponding number of committees representing experts in their several departments. Fortunately the question of time does not enter into consideration. The object is to do the work thoroughly no matter how long it requires. As to the character of the separate reports made by the auxiliary committees unless each could be condensed to one, or at most two thousand words, the combined report would be too long for the Transactions of the Section on Ophthalmology. The details of this, however, will be a matter for consideration by the central committee. The different questions which seem to be presented by the problem as a whole are about as follows: First, What data are already recorded concerning hereditary blindness or other hereditary defects of the eye? The subcommittee of this will be composed of Dr. Lucien Howe, Dr. Clarence Loeb and Harry H. Laughlin. The duty of that committee will be to prepare and publish a bibliography of Hereditary Eye Defects. That was practically completed by Dr. Howe when he presented his paper at the Chicago meeting. But any one who attempts to collect an extensive bibliography soon appreciates that the work will always be subjected to [crossed out "bear scrutiny and"] revisions. As Dr. Loeb had already compiled the most complete bibliography pre-

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