Dark-Haired British Doctor Chapter 399

Episode 399 Ophthalmology [1]

I wanted to operate on William Turner's eyes right away.

It wasn't that I had any feelings of resentment, I just did it because I was really worried.

A person called a painter… … .

What good is it if you can't even see ahead?

Now he's called the godfather of London Romanticism or something, but in fact, in my past life, when I thought of William Turner, all I could think of was Turner Syndrome…

'Isn't it because I can't draw well due to cataracts?'

I had some concerns about this.

What if you just fix my eyes? Maybe?

Will there be a Van Gogh, a Picasso, a Gauguin, and a Monet in our British Empire?

Oh, but there is an official record that Monet suffered from cataracts.

He even said he had surgery.

Well, I think that gentleman received it in the 20th century, so it wouldn't have been at the level of surgery it is today.

'It might not have been the case, though.'

Looking at the speed of development, it seems like it would have been a long time coming.

really…….

Anyway, I was reminded of William Turner's reaction yesterday.

They say words come to mind, but they just come to mind.

-Please… …Can’t you just practice and do it? Since this is your first time? Please spare me… … .

-It should be an honor to be operated on by our Almighty Taiping.

-Lee, Sir Liston… … Please save me… … .

I cried and cried while hanging on to him, but my heart was weakening.

Of course, it is true that I also thought, 'How dare you?'

As Liston said, it's not omnipotent, but what?

If I said I would do it, you would just kneel down and thank me… … .

Well, after coming home and thinking about it, I realized that I still have some shortcomings, so I decided to let it slide for now.

Above all, it is important that William Turner had a wide network of connections as he painted portraits of famous people in London.

'That guy is quite capable… … .'

He is also very handsome.

Now that I'm older, I've fallen apart a lot…

But it still feels like middle-aged or old-fashioned.

Perhaps if only his personality had been a little more gentle, he would have achieved greater success.

“Professor, the patients are here.”

“Oh, okay. Let’s see.”

While I was thinking about this and that, it seems like the patients arrived.

Colin stepped in as an assistant to John Snow, who was busy with his fluorine experiments.

In the first place, I chose Colin because it seemed right to have Colin if I was going to have surgery.

Jon Snow… … is smart, but he's not very good with his hands.

I certainly think that medicine has a long way to go to be categorized into just one thing.

I think it's even more terrible now that there aren't any clear-cut majors.

It seems like there are specific departments like ophthalmology and obstetrics and gynecology, but they don't mean anything. If Blundell says, "I'm going to do ophthalmology starting tomorrow," then it becomes ophthalmology.

There is an academic society in place, but there is no legal system in place yet.

‘Right now… … These days, geniuses are doing all sorts of things… … .’

In my previous life, when I was living in the 21st century, I used to wonder just how smart the so-called geniuses of the past really were.

People like Leonardo da Vinci did art, math, inventions, anatomy, and everything else, right?

But when I came and saw… … .

My conclusion is that it was a time when such things could happen.

I'm not saying this because I'm a genius, but because I have accumulated a lot of knowledge as I've developed…

The total amount of knowledge accumulated in each field is still insignificant.

"professor?"

“Uh, uh uh.”

At Colin's words, I looked back at the patient sitting in front of me.

Since this patient was one who had come to me, Kim Tae-pyeong, a Joseon shaman and the king's physician, after hearing that I would treat him for free, he was a patient who was in difficult circumstances.

Oh, and there are also some that limit the target to the East End.

Even rich people come if you tell them it's free.

I'm starting to think that I should spread the old adage that if you like free stuff, you'll end up with a bald head.

Then, only those who value money more than intelligence will come, and naturally, the rich will stop coming at times like this.

Well… … Nevertheless, if there are rich people coming, it is a recognition.

“You came here because you couldn’t see?”

"yes."

“Okay, read this.”

"yes?"

“Ah… that’s right. Joseph! Bring me the drawing!”

Anyway, I came to my senses while trying to do an eye test on a guy from the slums.

The illiteracy rate in London at this time was… … so high.

Of course, I heard that children are getting better and better.

Thanks to Sunday school.

It's not that the church, which had been focusing on the policy of ignoring the common people during the Middle Ages, suddenly came to its senses. Rather, it's because now citizens being able to read and be educated is beneficial to the economy and, furthermore, to the ruling class.

After all, things that happen after industrialization often require education, right?

“What is this?”

“Uh… duck…?”

“Yes, this is?”

"dog?"

“What is this?”

“I don’t know.”

It seems certain that only invisible people came.

It's only natural since I said I was going to have eye surgery in the first place.

Even if you could see me for treatment, wouldn't you be scared if they did 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 he does it, but somehow, he seems to use some kind of magical method.

"hmm."

I'm also using different methods than I've been using in London so far.

'This ophthalmoscope… …is it useful?'

An ophthalmoscope was created by modifying an existing microscope.

Well, since we are not yet in the era of light bulbs, we still have to use lamps as a light source, but just by reflecting the light from the lamp with a mirror and illuminating the eye, and slightly magnifying the eye, it feels like the diagnostic rate has increased significantly.

It would have been better if I had formal training in ophthalmology, but that is not possible now, so I am somewhat satisfied with what I have here.

If there is a problem… … .

'I don't think I have cataracts… … I can't see.'

When I thought about it, it turned out that cataracts weren't the only reason I couldn't see.

The most common reason is, of course, myopia… … .

'Glasses are expensive.'

It is an era where we have glasses.

Even when you look at it, it has a similar appearance to what we see in movies.

I wondered why they didn't attach legs to it, but instead inserted it into the eyeball and let it continue to flow down…

Later on, it turned out that even though bridged glasses, a modern form of glasses, had already been created in the 18th century, they simply did not spread.

At the time, I just thought it was like that, but now that I think about it, it wasn't.

'I guess I can make some money with this… … ?'

I guess I should have been a businessman instead of a doctor in my past life.

You can tell by the way my head spins like this.

But there is one thing that is unfortunate… … .

I would make money, but the patients right in front of me would have a hard time getting help.

It's hard enough to live from day to day, so what the hell are these glasses for?

However, when I asked a glass craftsman I had met here and there, thinking that he would supply it at the cost price as much as possible, this is what he often said.

“Oh my… I’m not even reading a book. What kind of glasses are these? Can’t I get surgery?”

okay.

For people who don't read books, glasses don't really seem necessary.

People with high myopia might wonder what on earth this means, but unfortunately, in this day and age, people with high myopia who were born poor have a hard time even reaching adulthood, so it would be impossible for me to see it for myself.

Looking at it in the 21st century, it seems like Western countries have always been like that because they have good welfare and consideration for the disabled, but even in the 19th century, the East was so inconsiderate that it made you wonder if it wasn't better.

No, there is discrimination.

Even taking disabled people around and making them into spectacles… … .

Freak shows were popular in Britain and France, the most advanced countries in the 19th century.

“Surgery is not possible.”

"ha……."

“If you say so, I don’t know, but why don’t you eat something before you go?”

“Ah! Thank you!”

Even in such an era, there are still people with myopia, and I confirmed through several days of ophthalmology visits that the glasses business would be profitable.

Of course, we also succeeded in recruiting cataract patients, which was our original goal.

It's definitely a success for us, but I'm not sure if I can say the same thing from the perspective of someone who had to have the surgery, honestly.

Strangely, I was confident when I was trying to get the William Turner lens, but when I actually tried to get it, I felt like my confidence had diminished a bit.

“Now, you guys are given a special privilege.”

So I decided to offer a reward.

In some ways, it is connected to my future eyewear business… … .

“If you have this surgery, I will give you three pairs of glasses. Don’t sell them. If you do, there will be a curse.”

“Oh… glasses…?”

We decided to give them glasses.

It may seem like a great perk since it's a fairly expensive item and they're giving it away for free, but it's actually a must-have if you're getting cataract surgery.

why?

Because there is no artificial lens yet.

Even artificial lenses implanted in the 21st century still require glasses.

Unlike real lenses, artificial lenses cannot adjust their thickness on their own, so the distance at which they can see clearly is fixed.

Of course, there are multifocal lenses… … but I heard that they aren’t omnipotent either.

I heard it from my ENT friend who had the surgery, not from anyone else, so I'm sure it's true.

Unfortunately, the guy suffered from a retinal detachment in that eye, so it seems he can't use it properly.

“If you sell this, you won’t be able to see even after surgery. Why? The lens that the Lord gave us is damaged, so this surgery is to remove it. That’s why I, as the Lord’s messenger, am giving you the lens again, that is, glasses. Then, you will be able to see well after the surgery.”

“Oh…… As expected, you are a poet.”

Anyway, he told me about the need for glasses.

In the past, I would have thought that no matter what I said, they would sell it out, but not anymore.

This Kim Tae-pyeong, now there is no one who dares to crucify himself as the Lord's messenger, prophet, or whatever.

Rather, it is a situation where there are only enthusiastic believers.

That's why everyone declared that they would wear glasses.

That doesn't mean the problem went away, though.

Rather, there are quite a few, but if I were to summarize, I think it can be compressed into two things.

'First of all, can I do the surgery well?'

Removing the lens from the corpse was a fairly easy task.

You can just pick it up with a needle and pull it out with tweezers.

But aren't there quite a few differences between a living person and a corpse?

'Can you really see with glasses on?'

Seeing ahead with eyes without lenses… … .

It doesn't make sense logically.

If you ask the ophthalmologists or even patients who have already had the surgery, you will only get back answers saying they do not know.

When I look at it, it seems like it might be because the glasses he's wearing are so gross, and it also seems like the surgery itself was a mess and his eyes, especially his iris, were all damaged…

'I guess it's only natural since I just poked my eyeballs with my bare eyes and didn't even dilate them.'

I tried my best to rationalize it, and even the Lord appeared to me in my dream yesterday and told me that I could do it, so I decided to give it a try.