Ophthalmology of the Ancients


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The Oriental Tradition of Paul of Aegina's Pragmateia


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The volume investigates how Paul of Aegina's medical handbook or pragmateia was transmitted and transformed through Syriac and Arabic translations, becoming one of the cornerstones of the Islamic medical tradition. It uses new manuscript evidence in order to explore the crucial impact of Paul's pragmateia, tracing its steps through different languages and cultures in the Middle East. A discussion of different Syriac and Arabic authors who quote the pragmateia such as Ibn Serapion and Rhazes is followed by detailed studies of Greek-Syriac-Arabic translation technique, examining, for instance, ophthalmologic terminology, and giving a critical appraisal of translation syntax and lexicography. Paul's influence on the development of medical theory in the Islamic world and beyond is also addressed, making it an important contribution not only to Graeco-Arabic studies, but also to the history of medicine in general.




The Eye and Man in Ancient Egypt


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Around the Eye in 365 Days


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What if there was a book all about the world of ophthalmology? What if there was a book that covers clinical information, history, sports, and the arts--and all are related to eye disease? What if you only needed to spend 10 minutes a day to reap the daily benefits from inside the pages of this unique book? Around the Eye in 365 Days will do all this--one page and one day at a time. Around the Eye in 365 Days by Dr. Gary Schwartz is a quick look into the fascinating world of ophthalmology. It will take you on a daily journey of facts, testimonials, history, surgical techniques, as well as the future path of the profession. Following a daily calendar format, Around the Eye in 365 Days will remind you each day of why you went into the eyecare profession and are a part of this ever evolving industry. The one page a day format plus wide ranging topics, makes Around the Eye in 365 Days a fun and interesting read for all in the field from general ophthalmologists to optometrists to residents to students to office staff to industry sales forces. Wake up each day or retire each night with this daily reminder revolving around the world of ophthalmology. Whether it be a look at the perception of color, Benjamin Franklin, or to refresh and rejuvenate your mind about LASIK--there will 366 turns of the page waiting for you inside Around the Eye in 365 Days. Start your year off today--revisit it often--and take pride in the history and progress that is ophthalmology.




Disabilities in Roman Antiquity


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This is the first volume ever to systematically study the subject of disabilities in the Roman world. The contributors examine the topic a capite ad calcem, from head to toe. Chapters deal with mental and intellectual disability, alcoholism, visual impairment, speech disorders, hermaphroditism, monstrous births, mobility problems, osteology and visual representations of disparate bodies. The authors fully engage with literary, papyrological, and epigraphical sources, while iconography and osteo-archaeology are taken into account. Also the late ancient evidence is taken into account. Refraining from a radical constructionist standpoint, the contributors acknowledge the possibility of discovering significant differences in the way impairment was culturally viewed or assessed.




History of Ophthalmology 1


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Hippocrates and Medical Education


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The collection of writings known as the Corpus Hippocraticum played a decisive role in medical education for more than twenty-four centuries. This is the first full-length volume on medical education in Graeco-Roman antiquity since Kudlien’s seminal article of 1970. Most of the articles in this volume were originally presented as papers at the XIIth International Colloquium Hippocraticum in Leiden in 2005.