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
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978-0-86542-378-7 (9780865423787)
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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
