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NR 1-3/2005
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Okulistyka w
Bizancjum między IV a VII wiekiem
Ophthalmology in Byzantium
between the 4th
and the 7th century
Lech Bieganowski
Z Oddziału Okulistycznego Wojewódzkiego Szpitala Zespolonego im.
Ludwika Rydygiera w Toruniu
Ordynator: dr hab. n. med. Lech Bieganowski |
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| Summary: |
The article presents the
state of development of medicine and ophthalmology in
Byzantium in the period between the 4th and the 7th
century. It discusses the life and work of Oribasius,
Alexander of Tralles, Aëtius from Amida and Paullus from
Aegina. It underlines the contribution of Oribasius into
the dissemination of knowledge of Galen’s works. It was
this physician and Alexander of Tralles as well as
Aëtius from Amida that did not recommend the surgical
treatment of cataract (e. g. hypochyma). Paullus from
Aegina was an exception in this respect as he provided a
detailed description of couching of cataractous lens (e.
g. hypochyma). His description is more detailed and
precise than the one provided 600 years earlier by
Celsus. |
| Słowa kluczowe: |
starożytność, okres
bizantyjski, medycyna, historia okulistyki. |
| Key words: |
antiquity, Byzantine
period, medicine, history of ophthalmology. |
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