Foundations of ophthalmology : great insights that established the discipline /: great insights that established the discipline. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Uniform Title: Foundations of ophthalmology (Marmor)
• Further Information: Note: Michael F. Marmor, Daniel M. Albert, editors.
• Editors: Marmor, Michael F, 1941-; Albert, Daniel M
• Contents: Chapter 1. Johannes Kepler and René Descartes: A Retinal Image is Transmitted to the Brain Ronald S. Fishman, MD Chapter 2. Jacques Daviel and the Invention of Modern Cataract Surgery Daniel M. Albert, MD Chapter 3. John Dalton: the Recognition of Color Deficiency Michael F. Marmor, MD Chapter 4. Thomas Young and the Foundations of Light, Color, and Optics John W. Gittinger, Jr., MD Chapter 5. Valentin Haüy and Louis Braille: Enabling Education for the Blind Alan R. Morse, JD, PhD Chapter 6. Jan Evangelista Purkinje: Visual Physiologist Gerald A. Fishman, MD and Marlene Fishman Chapter 7. Franciscus Donders and the Management of Anomalies of Refraction David Harper, MD Chapter 8. Hermann von Helmholtz: The Power of Ophthalmoscopy James G. Ravin, MD, MS Chapter 9. Dr. Graefe Will See You Now. The Beginnings of Scientific Ophthalmology and Education in the Middle of the Nineteenth Century Steven A. Newman, M.D Chapter 10. Karl Koller and the Introduction of Local Anesthesia Ronald S. Fishman, MD Chapter 11. Foundations of Ophthalmology: Great Insights That Established the Discipline Allvar Gullstrand: Dioptrics of the Eye and the Slit Lamp Richard Keeler Chapter 12. Marie Curie: Radiation as Medium That Can Cure Jasmine H. Francis, MD Chapter 13. Jules Gonin: Proving the Cause and Cure of Retinal Detachment Chapter 14. Harold Ridley and the Development of a Plastic Implantable Lens Curtis E. Margo, MD, MPH Chapter 15. Oxygen and Retinopathy of Prematurity: The Insights of Arnall Patz and Norman Alston Monte D. Mills and Graham E. Quinn Chapter 16. Charles Kelman: Phacoemulsification and Small Incision Cataract Surgery Norman B. Medow, MD.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (221 pages)
• Subjects: 617.7; Ophthalmology -- history; Ophthalmologists -- history; Ophthalmology; Ophthalmology; Augenheilkunde
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319596419
• Related ISBNs: 9783319596402
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