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Autore |
Vogel Wolfgang H |
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Titolo |
Brief history of vision and ocular medicine [[electronic resource] /] / by Wolfgang H. Vogel and Andreas Berke |
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Amsterdam, : Wayenborgh Publishers, 2009 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (271 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Ophthalmology - History |
Vision - History |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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