Screen LibraryFoundations of Ophthalmology : Great Insights that Established the Discipline /
There have been books over the years discussing the history of ophthalmology, but none that focus directly on just the most critical thinkers whose insights provided the foundation for the discipline. These men and women advanced knowledge about vision, diagnosis, disease mechanisms, and therapy thr...
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
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| Publisher Address: | Cham : |
| Publication Dates: | 2017. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59641-9 |
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There have been books over the years discussing the history of ophthalmology, but none that focus directly on just the most critical thinkers whose insights provided the foundation for the discipline. These men and women advanced knowledge about vision, diagnosis, disease mechanisms, and therapy through innovative thinking and perseverance against old ideas. Their stories are intriguing at a personal level and for showing the complexity of advancing medical science and, therefore, should be required reading for anyone practicing ophthalmology. Foundations of Ophthalmology includes giants suc |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource(X,221pages): illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9783319596419 |
| Index Number: | RE1 |
| CLC: | R77 |
| Contents: | Chapter 1. Johannes Kepler and Ren Descartes: A Retinal Image is Transmitted to the Brain -- Chapter 2. Jacques Daviel and the Invention of Modern Cataract Surgery -- Chapter 3. John Dalton: the Recognition of Color Deficiency -- Chapter 4. Thomas Young and the Foundations of Light, Color, and Optics -- Chapter 5. Valentin Ha y and Louis Braille: Enabling Education for the Blind -- Chapter 6. Jan Evangelista Purkinje: Visual Physiologist -- Chapter 7. Franciscus Donders and the Management of Anomalies of Refraction -- Chapter 8. Hermann von Helmholtz: The Power of Ophthalmoscopy -- Chapter 9 |