The lacrimal surgery of Petrus Camper and his contemporaries.

Lacrimal surgery went through a period of rapid development in the 18th century. This is all the more remarkable because at that time anaesthesia was still unknown. In his ophthalmological textbook "De Oculorum Fabrica et Morbis", written in 1766, the renowned Dutch anatomist and surgeon Petrus Camper (1722-1789) presented a detailed review of the various operative procedures performed by himself and his contemporaries.