Comments on: Healing Corneal Blindness

By: sunsync Nutrition

sunsync Nutrition — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 22:05:21 +0000

AI: “William Topham was a 19th-century British barrister and amateur mesmerist known for conducting one of the first well-publicized surgeries using mesmeric anesthesia in England. In 1842, he successfully mesmerized patient James Wombell for a leg amputation performed by surgeon W. Squire Ward, enabling a painless operation.”

And: “Topham’s work was heavily featured in the, Numerous cases of surgical operations without pain in the mesmeric state by Dr. John Elliotson, a vocal proponent of mesmerism, who documented the case and defended it against critics.”

By: sunsync Nutrition

sunsync Nutrition — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 21:58:01 +0000

AI: “In his work and in the pages of his journal, The Zoist, Dr. John Elliotson advocated against narrow-mindedness, believing that neither art nor science was handed down in a state of perfection, allowing room for future industry and discovery.”

By: sunsync Nutrition

sunsync Nutrition — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 21:49:51 +0000

AI: “Charles Dickens was an enthusiastic student of Professor John Elliotson whom he held in high regard and who, Dickens believed, represented mesmerism most ably in the face of its numerous critics. Dickens was so taken by the practice that he started mesmerising his family and friends for fun.”

By: sunsync Nutrition

sunsync Nutrition — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 21:46:51 +0000

AI: “Dr. John Elliotson describes the case history of an amputation of a leg above the knee while the patient was mesmerized and experienced no pain. The magnetizer was William Topham, the surgeon was W. Squire Ward. Elliotson also writes about the negative reactions to the operation by the medical establishment.”

By: sunsync Nutrition

sunsync Nutrition — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 21:43:46 +0000

AI: “Dr. John Elliotson’s public demonstrations of mesmerism using patients (notably the Okey sisters) at University College Hospital caused friction with the medical committee, leading to his resignation. In his final years, he became interested in spiritualism and was recognized in literature by dedications from novelists such as Charles Dickens and W.M. Thackeray.”