History of Ophthalmology - Sub auspiciis Academiae Ophthalmologicae Internationalis

Prominent ophthalmologists who suffered from acute glaucoma.- Vision and cognition in the natural philosophy of Albert the Great (Albertus Magnus).- Further studies by Christoph Scheiner concerning the optics of the eye.- On the invention of the ophthalmoscope.- D. B. Kagenaar and the ophthalmometer by Javal-Schiøtz.- A contribution to the history of spectacles in Croatia.- Pissarro, dacryocystitis, and the development of modern lacrimal surgery.- Didymus the Blind: An unknown precursor of Louis Braille and Helen Keller.- Further ophthalmological information on Byzantine chroniclers and historians.

Sommario

Prominent ophthalmologists who suffered from acute glaucoma.- Vision and cognition in the natural philosophy of Albert the Great (Albertus Magnus).- Further studies by Christoph Scheiner concerning the optics of the eye.- On the invention of the ophthalmoscope.- D. B. Kagenaar and the ophthalmometer by Javal-Schiøtz.- A contribution to the history of spectacles in Croatia.- Pissarro, dacryocystitis, and the development of modern lacrimal surgery.- Didymus the Blind: An unknown precursor of Louis Braille and Helen Keller.- Further ophthalmological information on Byzantine chroniclers and historians.

Riassunto

This volume contains articles on the history of ophthalmology.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Daniel M. Albert (Editore), Harold E. Henkes (Editore), Daniel M Albert (Editore), Claudi Zrenner (Editore), Claudia Zrenner (Editore)
• Editore: Springer Netherlands
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.06.2009
• EAN: 9780792331018
• ISBN: 978-0-7923-3101-8
• Pagine: 116
• Peso: 186 g
• Illustrazioni: IV, 116 p. 42 illus.
• Serie: History of Ophthalmology; History of Ophthalmology
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Branche non cliniche