The History of Ophthalmology

history: The History of Ophthalmology

• List of Contributors ix
• List of Color Plates xi
• Foreword by Paul R. Lichter, MD xiii
• Preface xv
• 1. Ophthalmology Before Hippocrates 1
• Diane D. Edwards
• 2. Greek, Roman, and Arabian Ophthalmology 13
• Daniel M. Albert
• 3. Ophthalmology in the Middle Ages and Renaissance 35
• Diane D. Edwards
• 4. Discovering the Anatomy of the Eye 47
• Daniel M. Albert
• 5. The Development of Ophthalmic Pathology 65
• Daniel M. Albert
• 6. Ocular Refraction and the Development of Spectacles 107
• Daniel M. Albert
• 7. Physiology of the Eye 125
• Diane D. Edwards
• 8. Microbiology of the eye and Ophthalmia 147
• Diane D. Edwards
• 9. Cataract Surgery 165
• Frederick C. Blodi
• 10. The Ophthalmoscope and Retinovitreous Surgery 177
• Daniel M. Albert
• 11. Glaucoma 203
• Peter C. Kronfeld
• 12. Corneal Surgery 225
• Daniel M. Albert
• 13. Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery 235
• Daniel M. Albert
• 14. Eye Movements and Neuro-ophthalmology 255
• Diane D. Edwards
• 15. Pioneering Women in Ophthalmology 273
• Robin D. Ross
• 16. Optometry 303
• Diane D. Edwards
• 17. The Origins of the National Eye Institute, 1933-1968 311
• Frank W. Newell
• 18. The American Academy of Ophthalmology 323
• Stanley M. Truhlsen
• Index 359
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• CONTRIBUTORS
• Daniel M. Albert, MD
• University of Wisconsin medical School
• Madison, Wisconsin
• Frederick C. Blodi, MD
• University of Iowa
• Iowa City, Iowa
• Diane D. Edwards, MS, MA
• University of Wisconsin
• Madison, Wisconsin
• Peter C. Kronfeld, MD (deceased)
• University of Illinois College of Medicine
• Chicago, Illinois
• Frank W. Newell, MD
• University of Chicago
• Chicago, Illinois
• Robin D. Ross, MD
• Heed Ophthalmic Foundation Fellow
• Associated Retinal Consultants
• Royal Oak, Michigan
• Stanley M. Truhlsen, MD
• Omaha, Nebraska

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