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The Eye in History

The Eye in History

9789350902745
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The Eye in History is a comprehensive manual describing the structure and function of the eye, ocular disorders and their treatment.

Beginning with an introduction to anatomy and discussion on different disorders, the authors also review eye diseases of famous historical people and perception differences between men and women.

The final sections discuss eye surgery and future technologies including the bionic eye, nanotechnology and gene therapy.

Edited by Frank Joseph Goes of the Goes Eye Centre in Belgium, this multi-authored book has contributions from specialists throughout Europe, as well as the USA. 830 full colour images and illustrations assist comprehension.

Key points

  • Comprehensive guide to structure and function of the eye, ocular disorders and treatment
  • Includes sections on eye diseases of famous historical people, the art of painting and perception
  • Discusses future technologies including bionic eye, nanotechnology and gene therapy
  • Edited by Frank Joseph Goes of Goes Eye Centre, Belgium, with contributions from authors across Europe and the USA
  • Features 830 full colour images and illustrations
Product Details
JP Medical Publishers
95143
9789350902745
9789350902745

Data sheet

Publication date
2013
Issue number
1
Cover
paperback
Pages count
525
Dimensions (mm)
216.00 x 279.00
Weight (g)
575

  • Section 1:: Descriptive

    1. Famous Ophthalmologists
    2. Anatomy of the Human Eye
    3. Accommodation
    4. Daltonism Color Blindness
    5. How We See?
    6. Animal Eyes:: The Evolution of the Eye

     

    Section 2:: The History

    1. Nature of Light
    2. Anatomy and Function of the Eye
    3. Anatomy of the Central Visual System
    4. The Collyria Eye Drops
    5. Ophthalmoviscosurgical Devices:: From Simple Liquids to Surgical Instruments
    6. Invention of Spectacles
    7. Visual Aids—From Reading Stones, Glasses, Contact Lenses, Intraocular Lenses, and Ophthalmic Lasers
    8. Contact Lenses
    9. Glass-spectacles—Spectacle Optics

     

    Section 3:: Biometry of the Eye

    1. Growth of the Eye
    2. Refractive Errors

     

    Section 4:: Varied Eyes

    1. Do Women See Differently from Men?
    2. Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder
    3. Windows on the World:: The Powerful Symbolism of Light

     

    Section 5:: Blindness

    1. Blindness—The Problem in Ancient and Modern Times

     

    Section 6:: The Art of Painting and the Eye

    1. The Artist and the Eye
    2. The Influence of Eye Diseases on the Works of Painters
    3. Ametropia and Painting
    4. Accommodation and Painting
    5. William Turner
    6. Claude Monet

     

    Section 7:: Eye Diseases

    1. Famous Historical Persons
    2. Bach:: When the Angels Play for God, They Play Bach
    3. Gustav Adolf
    4. Saint Odilia
    5. Saint Lucia and Other Patron Saints of the Blind
    6. The Eye of the Sovereign
    7. Arthur Conan Doyle
    8. Myopia of the Rulers of Nations  

     

    Section 8:: Major Important Steps by a Single Person in the Improvement of the Function of the Eye

    1. Abu Ali al-Hasan ibn al-Hasan ibn al-Haytham:: Madman or Brilliant Physicist?
    2. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
    3. Louis Braille
    4. John Dalton
    5. Otto Wichterle
    6. Gerhard Meyer Schwickerath and His Story of the “Trapped Sun” S

     

    Section 9:: Eye Surgery

    1. Cataract
    2. Corneal Surgery
    3. Refractive Surgery              
    4. Posterior Eye Segment Surgery Vitreous Retinal Surgery

     

    Section 10:: The Future

    1. The Bionic Eye, Where are the Limits?
    2. The Future of Nanotechnology in Ophthalmology
    3. Gene Therapy in Ophthalmology
    4. Future Trends of Anterior Eye Segment Surgery
    5. Future Trends of Posterior Eye Segment Surgery
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