The main idea of this book is to give the interested ophthalmologist, the general practitioner, and an enquiring layman, an insight in the historical development of the discoveries that relate to the eye. It describes the history of the anatomy and function of the human and animal eye and also highl...

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Main Author:	Goes, Frank Joseph (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New Delhi, India Jaypee Highlights Medical Publishers, Inc. 2013
Edition:	First edition
Subjects:	Eye Ophthalmology > History Ophthalmology Eye / History Auge Augenheilkunde Brille Medizintechnik Anatomie Physiologie Augenkrankheit Geschichte History
Summary:	The main idea of this book is to give the interested ophthalmologist, the general practitioner, and an enquiring layman, an insight in the historical development of the discoveries that relate to the eye. It describes the history of the anatomy and function of the human and animal eye and also highlights some of the important steps in the improvement of ocular surgery. It also describes refractive anomalies such as myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, accommodation, so on and how they can be corrected. It gives a review on the eye diseases of renowned politicians, emperors, entertainers, saints and artists; discussing how the eye disease influenced their work. The book is divided into ten sections namely descriptive, the history, biometry of the eye, varied eye, blindness, the art of painting and the eye, eye diseases, important steps by a single person in the improvement of the function of the eye, eye surgery and the future prospects
Item Description:	Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:	xxi, 502 Seiten Illustrationen, Diagramme 28 cm
ISBN:	9789350902745