Dark-Haired British Doctor - Chapter 399
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Episode 399: Ophthalmology [1]
I immediately wanted to operate on William Turner’s eyes.
It wasn’t that I had any resentment, it was that I was really worried.
A person called a painter… … .
How can I use anything if I can’t see straight ahead?
Now I’m considered the godfather of the London Romantics and all, but in fact, in my past life, the only thing that comes to mind when I think of William Turner is Turner syndrome… … .
‘Isn’t it because I can’t draw well because of my cataracts?’
I was worried about something like this.
What if I just fix my eyes? Do you know anything?
Will Van Gogh, Picasso, Gauguin, and Monet appear in our British Empire?
Oh, but there is an official record that Monet suffered from cataracts.
He said he even underwent surgery.
Well, since that person had the surgery in the 20th century, I don’t think it would have been at the level of surgery it is today.
‘Maybe not.’
Looking at the speed of development, it seems like it would have been a bit of a stretch.
really… … .
Anyway, I was reminded of William Turner’s reaction yesterday.
They say words come to mind, but they just come to mind.
-please… … Why not just practice and do it? You said it was your first time? Save me… … .
-It should be considered an honor to receive surgery from our almighty Taepyeong.
-Lee, Lord Liston… … Please save me… … .
I was crying and clinging to it, but my heart was getting weak.
Of course, it is true that I thought, ‘How dare you?’
As Liston said, it’s not omnipotent, huh?
If I said I would do it, I would just kneel down and say thank you… … .
Well, when I got home and thought about it, I realized that I still had some shortcomings, so I decided to look into it for now.
Above all, it is important that William Turner had a strong network of contacts as he painted portraits of famous people in London.
‘That person is quite capable… … .’
He also looks very handsome.
Now that I’m older, I’ve broken down a lot… … .
Still middle-aged? My grandpa? There is a feeling.
Perhaps, if he had a softer personality, he would have achieved greater success.
“professor. “Patients have arrived.”
“Oh yeah. see.”
While I was thinking about this and that, it seemed like the patients had already arrived.
Colin stepped in as an assistant in place of John Snow, who was busy experimenting with fluoride water these days.
In the first place, I chose Colin because it was right to have Colin for the surgery.
Jon Snow… … He’s smart, but his hands aren’t that good.
I definitely think that there are many paths to medicine that cannot be lumped into just one.
I think that’s why it’s even worse now that majors aren’t clearly divided yet.
It seems like there are detailed departments such as ophthalmology and obstetrics and gynecology, but it doesn’t mean anything. Shall I go to Blundell now or start an ophthalmology clinic tomorrow? If you do this, you will become an ophthalmologist.
There is a general academic society, but there is no legal system in place yet.
‘What now… … During this time, genius people were doing all sorts of things… … .’
In my past life, that is, when I lived in the 21st century, I wondered how smart the geniuses of the past really were.
People like Leonardo da Vinci do art, math, inventions, dissection, everything, right?
But when I came and saw it… … .
My conclusion is that it was a worthy era.
I’m not saying this because I’m such a genius, but because I have accumulated knowledge through layers of development… … .
The total amount of knowledge accumulated in each field is still insignificant.
“professor?”
“Uh, uhh.”
At Colin’s words, I suddenly turned to the patient sitting in front of me.
I, Kim Tae-pyeong, a Joseon shaman and the king’s doctor, was a patient who came in droves when he said he would treat me for free, so I was a patient in difficult circumstances.
Oh, there is also a case where the target is limited to the East End.
Even rich people come when you say it’s free.
It makes me wonder whether I should spread the myth that people who like something for free will end up bald.
Then, only people who value money more than their brains will come, and naturally, rich people will stop visiting at times like this.
what… … Nevertheless, if there is a rich person who comes, that is recognition.
“You came because you couldn’t see, right?”
“yes.”
“Now, read this.”
“yes?”
“ah… … right. Joseph! “Bring something with a picture!”
Anyway, I came to my senses while trying to test the eyesight of a man from the slums.
The literacy rate in London during this period was… … It was because it was enormous.
Of course, I heard that children are getting better.
Thanks to Sunday school.
Well, rather than saying that the church, which had been working on a policy of democratization during the Middle Ages, suddenly came to its senses, it is because now that citizens are literate and educated, it is beneficial to the economy and, by extension, to the ruling class.
After industrialization, there are many cases where education is needed, right?
“What’s that?”
“uh… … duck… … ?”
“Yes, this?”
“dog?”
“This?”
“I do not know.”
I think it’s true that only the invisible people came.
Since I said I was going to have eye surgery in the first place, it was only natural.
Even if you could see me for treatment, wouldn’t you be scared if I asked you to do something to your raw eye?
Above all, there are things that my subordinates filter out before they come to me.
I don’t know how they do it, but it seems like they use ghost-like methods.
“hmm.”
I am also using a different method than what I have been doing in London.
‘This ophthalmoscope… … ‘Is it useful in some way?’
An ophthalmoscope was created by modifying an existing microscope.
Well, since we are not yet in the era of light bulbs, the light source has to be a lamp, but it feels like the diagnostic rate has increased significantly just by reflecting the lamp’s light with a mirror to illuminate the eye and magnifying the eye slightly.
It would have been even better if I had formal training in ophthalmology, but since that is no longer possible, I am satisfied with this.
If there’s a problem… … .
‘I don’t think I have a cataract… … ‘I can’t see.’
When I thought about it, I realized that cataracts were not the only reason I was blind.
The most common reason is, of course, myopia… … .
‘Glasses are expensive.’
It is an era with glasses.
When we even look at what it looks like, it looks similar to what we see in movies.
I was wondering why they didn’t attach a leg and just put it on the eyeball and let it drip down… … .
Later on, I realized that even though legged glasses, that is, the modern type of glasses, had already been made in the 18th century, they simply did not spread.
At the time, I thought it was okay, but now that I think about it, it’s not true.
‘I could make some money with this… … ?’
I guess I should have worked in business instead of being a doctor in my past life.
You can tell by looking at the head spinning like this.
But one thing is unfortunate… … .
I would make money, but the patient in front of me would have difficulty receiving help.
It’s hard to make a living each day, so what kind of glasses are these?
However, there was a glassworker whom I knew a lot about, and when I asked him about it with the idea of supplying it at the lowest cost possible, words like this often came out.
“oh my… … I’m not even reading a book, so what kind of glasses are these? “Can’t it be done through surgery?”
okay.
Actually, I don’t think glasses are essential for people who don’t read books.
People who are severely myopic may wonder what this means, but unfortunately, people who are severely myopic and born into poverty at this time have difficulty even becoming adults, so it is impossible for me to see it in person.
In the 21st century, it would seem that Western countries continued to do so because they had good welfare and good consideration for the disabled, but in the 19th century, there was such a lack of consideration that one wonders if the East would have been better.
No, there is discrimination.
They even take people with disabilities around and make them a spectacle… … .
Freak shows are popular in England and France, the most advanced countries in the 19th century.
“Surgery is not possible.”
“ha… … .”
“It’s okay to say that you are the minister, but let’s just eat and leave.”
“ah! thank you!”
Even in that era, it does not mean that there are no people with myopia, and I confirmed through several days of ophthalmology outpatient visits that the glasses business would be profitable.
Of course, we succeeded in recruiting cataract patients, which was our original goal.
It’s definitely a success for us, but I’m not sure if you can say the same from someone who had to undergo surgery, honestly.
Strangely enough, I was confident when I was trying to get the William Turner crystal, but when I actually tried to get it, I felt like my confidence had waned.
“Now, you have a special privilege.”
So I decided to offer a reward.
In some ways, it is connected to my future glasses business… … .
“If you have surgery this time, we will give you three pairs of glasses. You must not sell it. There will be a curse if you sell it.”
“oh… … Glasses… … ?”
It was decided to give them glasses.
It’s a fairly expensive item, but it may seem like a great perk since it’s given for free, but it’s actually a must-have item if you’re having cataract surgery.
why?
Because there is no artificial lens yet.
Well, even artificial lenses implanted in the 21st century require glasses.
Unlike the real lens, the artificial lens cannot adjust its thickness on its own, so the distance at which it can be seen clearly is limited.
Of course, there are multifocal lenses… … I heard that it’s not perfect either.
I heard it from no one else, but from an ENT friend who had surgery, so I’m sure I’m sure.
Unfortunately, he had a retinal detachment in his eye, so he couldn’t use it properly.
“If I sell this, I won’t be able to see even if I have surgery. because. This surgery is to remove the damaged lens that the Lord gave us. That’s why, as the messenger of the Lord, you have to wear the lenses I’m giving you again, that is, glasses, so you can see well after the surgery.”
“oh… … “He is also a poet.”
Anyway, I told him about the need for glasses.
In the past, you would have thought that no matter what you said, everything would be sold, but not anymore.
This Kim Tae-pyeong, now there is no one who dares to crucify himself as a messenger of the Lord, a prophet, or anything else.
Rather, there are only passionate believers.
That’s why everyone declared that they would wear glasses.
However, this did not mean that the problem went away.
Rather, there are quite a few, but if I were to summarize them, I think they could be condensed into two things.
‘First of all, can I do the surgery well?’
Removing the lens from a corpse was quite easy.
All you had to do was pick it with a needle and pull it out with tongs.
But isn’t there a big difference between a living person and a corpse?
‘Can you really see when you wear glasses? … ?’
Looking forward with eyes without a lens… … .
I don’t really understand it based on common sense.
Even if you ask ophthalmologists or patients who have already had surgery, they only tell you they don’t know.
From what I could see, it seemed like it was because the glasses were so ugly that I was wearing them, and it also seemed like it was because the surgery itself was a mess and my eyes, especially the iris, were all damaged… … .
‘I got my eyeballs pecked with my bare eyes and without mydriasis, so in a way it’s only natural, right?’
I did my best to rationalize myself, and the Lord even came to me in a dream yesterday and told me that I could do it, so I decided to do just that.