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Brief history of vision and ocular medicine / by Wolfgang H. Vogel and Andreas Berke.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Vogel, Wolfgang H.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ophthalmology--History.
- Ophthalmology.
- Vision--History.
- Vision.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (271 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam : Wayenborgh Publishers, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The history and development of vision and ocular medicine over time always occurred within a framework of many other cultural events. Thus, it is important to understand these factors before one can appreciate how vision and ocular medicine were viewed and practiced at a particular time and in a particular region, and how both slowly progressed over the centuries.Ocular medicine is, and always has been, a part of medicine, and is influenced by its theoretical and practical principles, as well as its diagnostic and therapeutic practices. If the ancient people thought that diseases were caused b
- Contents:
- Introduction; History of Prehistoric Times; Introduction to Ancient History; Ancient Mesopotamia; Ancient India; Ancient Egypt; Ancient China; Ancient Greece; Ancient Rome; Early Medieval Ages; Medieval Islamic Medicine; The Renaissance; Early Modern Times; Western Modern Times; References; Glossary; Acknowledgements
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9789062998463
- 9062998461
- OCLC:
- 609842306
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