The history of ophthalmology
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The history of ophthalmology
Blackwell Science, 1996
Available at 5 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
A comprehensive one volume survey of the history of ophthalmology tracing it from its ancient origins to its entrance into the mainstream of medicine and its twentieth century. It will include discussions of ophthalmology as practiced by Hippocrates, the development of spectacles, cataract surgery and
Table of Contents
- 1. Ophthalmology Before Hippocrates
- 2. Greek, Roman, and Arabian Ophthalmology
- 3. Ophthalmology in the Middle Ages and Renaissance
- 4. Discovering the Anatomy of the Eye
- 5. The Development of Ophthalmic Pathology
- 6. Ocular Refraction and the Development of Spectacles
- 7. Physiology of the Eye
- 8. Microbiology of the Eye and Ophthalmia
- 9. Cataract Surgery
- 10. The Ophthalmoscope and Retinovitreous Surgery
- 11. Glaucoma
- 12. Corneal Surgery
- 13. Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery
- 14. Eye Movements and Neuro-ophthalmology
- 15. Pioneering Women in Ophthalmology
- 16. Optometry
- 17. The Origins of the National Eye Institute
- 18. The American Academy of Ophthalmology
- Index
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