Full Description
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
Contents
Section 1: Descriptive
Famous Ophthalmologists
Anatomy of the Human Eye
Accommodation
Daltonism Color Blindness
How We See?
Animal Eyes: The Evolution of the Eye
Section 2: The History
Nature of Light
Anatomy and Function of the Eye
Anatomy of the Central Visual System
The Collyria Eye Drops
Ophthalmoviscosurgical Devices: From Simple Liquids to Surgical Instruments
Invention of Spectacles
Visual Aids—From Reading Stones, Glasses, Contact Lenses, Intraocular Lenses, and Ophthalmic Lasers
Contact Lenses
Glass-spectacles—Spectacle Optics
Section 3: Biometry of the Eye
Growth of the Eye
Refractive Errors
Section 4: Varied Eyes
Do Women See Differently from Men?
Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder
Windows on the World: The Powerful Symbolism of Light
Section 5: Blindness
Blindness—The Problem in Ancient and Modern Times
Section 6: The Art of Painting and the Eye
The Artist and the Eye
The Influence of Eye Diseases on the Works of Painters
Ametropia and Painting
Accommodation and Painting
William Turner
Claude Monet
Section 7: Eye Diseases
Famous Historical Persons
Bach: When the Angels Play for God, They Play Bach
Gustav Adolf
Saint Odilia
Saint Lucia and Other Patron Saints of the Blind
The Eye of the Sovereign
Arthur Conan Doyle
Myopia of the Rulers of Nations
Section 8: Major Important Steps by a Single Person in the Improvement of the Function of the Eye
Abu Ali al-Hasan ibn al-Hasan ibn al-Haytham: Madman or Brilliant Physicist?
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Louis Braille
John Dalton
Otto Wichterle
Gerhard Meyer Schwickerath and His Story of the "Trapped Sun" S
Section 9: Eye Surgery
Cataract
Corneal Surgery
Refractive Surgery
Posterior Eye Segment Surgery Vitreous Retinal Surgery
Section 10: The Future
The Bionic Eye, Where are the Limits?
The Future of Nanotechnology in Ophthalmology
Gene Therapy in Ophthalmology
Future Trends of Anterior Eye Segment Surgery
Future Trends of Posterior Eye Segment Surgery
