Brief history of vision and ocular medicine [[electronic resource] /] / by Wolfgang H. Vogel and Andreas Berke

• Autore: Vogel Wolfgang H
• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam, : Wayenborgh Publishers, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (271 p.)
• Disciplina: 617.7; 617.7/061; 617.7061
• Soggetto topico: Ophthalmology - History; Vision - History
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: BerkeAndreas
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Brief history of vision and ocular medicine
• ISBN: 90-6299-846-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910454893603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II