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VALUE OF THE HISTORY AND SPONTANEOUS STATEMENTS OF THE PATIENT

HARALD G. A. GJESSING, M.D.

Arch Ophthal. 1934;12(3):330-344.

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I have several reasons for choosing such a plain subject. When reading the title, some may say : "As physicians we always examine our patients, and the history cannot be of much importance in such obvious diseases." A widely read textbook of ophthalmology, published in 1923, emphasizes almost the same point that I make. I shall merely quote what Ernst Fuchs, the great master of ophthalmology, told me in the summer of 1915:

Do not forget that an exact history is the surest way to a right diagnosis ! This alone may prevent you from taking by-paths. These may easily lead you astray and cause you to overlook very important symptoms the recognition of which are essential for the treatment of the patient. The older I get and the more experience I gain, the more weight I put on the information submitted to me by the patient himself without my asking him. . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
DRAMMEN, NORWAY

Footnotes
Read before the North of England Ophthalmological Society, York, England, Jan. 9, 1934.

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