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History of Ophthalmology

Sub auspiciis Academiae Ophthalmologicae Internationalis

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  • © 1994

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Editors:
  1. Harold E. Henkes

    1. Geervliet, The Netherlands

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Part of the book series: History of Ophthalmology (ACOI, volume 6)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-iv
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  2. Prominent ophthalmologists who suffered from acute glaucoma

    • Frederick C. Blodi
    Pages 111-122

  3. Vision and cognition in the natural philosophy of Albert the Great (Albertus Magnus)

    • Peter Theiss, Otto-Joachim GrÜsser
    Pages 123-151

  4. Further studies by Christoph Scheiner concerning the optics of the eye

    • F. Daxecker
    Pages 153-161

  5. On the invention of the ophthalmoscope

    • Robert Weale
    Pages 163-166

  6. D. B. Kagenaar and the ophthalmometer by Javal-Schiøtz

    • I. Den Tonkelaar, G. K. Van Leersum, H. E. Henkes
    Pages 167-171

  7. A contribution to the history of spectacles in Croatia

    • Vjekoslav Dorn
    Pages 173-189

  8. Pissarro, dacryocystitis, and the development of modern lacrimal surgery

    • James G. Ravin
    Pages 191-202

  9. Didymus the Blind: An unknown precursor of Louis Braille and Helen Keller

    • John Lascaratos, Spyros Marketos
    Pages 203-208

  10. Further ophthalmological information on Byzantine chroniclers and historians

    • J. Fronimopoulos, J. Lascaratos
    Pages 209-223

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 225-226
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Geervliet, The Netherlands

    Harold E. Henkes

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: History of Ophthalmology

  • Book Subtitle: Sub auspiciis Academiae Ophthalmologicae Internationalis

  • Editors: Harold E. Henkes

  • Series Title: History of Ophthalmology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1044-0

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1994

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-3101-8Published: 31 August 1994

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-1044-0Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IV, 116

  • Number of Illustrations: 42 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Ophthalmology, History of Medicine

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