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Author:   Claudia Zrenner ,  Harold E. Henkes
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988
Volume:   1
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.302kg
ISBN:  

9789401070812

ISBN 10:   9401070814
Pages:   156
Publication Date:   17 October 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Ophthalmology in Art and Literature.- Four legends about Hippocrates. Collected by Mr. Zarakas of the village Pili — Cos.- Eye votives in Greek antiquity.- Leonardo and the eye.- Ophthalmological lore in the Corpus Hippocraticum.- The presentation of the eye in African and Oceanian art.- Ophthalmological Instruments.- The Utrecht Ophthalmic Hospital and the development of tonometry in the 19th century.- The Utrecht Ophthalmic Hospital and the development of the ophthalmoscope.- Biographies of famous Ophthalmologists.- The foundation of experimental ophthalmology by Theodor Leber.- Georg Joseph Beer: A review of his life and contributions.- The first German textbook of ophthalmology “Augendienst” by G. Bartisch, 1583.- The professors of ophthalmology at the University of Leipzig in the first half of the 20th century.- Topics in Ophthalmic Surgery.- “Eye injuries” by the Byzantine writer Aetios Amidinos.- The lacrimal surgery of Petrus Camper and his contemporaries.- History of Institutions and Disciplines.- The French Egyptian campaign and its effects on ophthalmology.- The appointment of Johan Widmark to the first chair in ophthalmology in Stockholm 1891.- A historical outline of Greek ophthalmology from the Hellenistic period up to the establishment of the first universities.- History of the Japanese Ophthalmological Society.- The general development of Chinese ophthalmology from its beginnings to the 18th century.

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