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NR 10-12/2008
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Od soczewki do
siatkówki. Z dziejów badań nad poszukiwaniem elementu
recepcyjnego oka
From lens to retina. The
historical survey on the search of the receptive part of the eye
Andrzej Grzybowski1,2,
Włodzimierz Witczak3
1 Z Katedry Historii Nauk Medycznych Uniwersytetu
Medycznego w Poznaniu
Kierownik: prof. dr hab. n. med. Roman Meissner
2 Z Pracowni Elektrodiagnostyki Narządu Wzroku
Szpitala Miejskiego Zakładu Opieki Zdrowotnej Poznań Nowe Miasto
w Poznaniu
3 Z Oddziału Chorób Wewnętrznych Szpitala Miejskiego
Zakładu Opieki Zdrowotnej Poznań Nowe Miasto w Poznaniu
Ordynator: prof. dr hab. n. med. Piotr Psuja |
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| Summary: |
In the historical context,
theories of vision reflected gradual recognition of
human anatomy, physiology and histology, including also
the development of optics. Ancient Greeks and Romans
believed that the lens is the part of the eye
responsible for light reception. It was followed by
misconception of the central localization of the lens
within the eye. This approach outlasted until the 16th
century. Then, due to such scholars as Leonardo da
Vinci, Felix Platter, Hieronymus Fabricius
d’Aquapendente, Johannes Kepler and Christopher Scheiner,
the previous concepts concerning the role of the lens
were gradually questioned, and finally its role was
limited to light refraction and focusing the light beam
to the bottom of the eye. In the 17th century appeared a
controversy concerning the two membranes – retina and
choroidea – and question which one of them is
responsible for the reception of light. Finally, it was
only at the onset of the 19th century when the true
function of retina was confirmed. |
| Słowa kluczowe: |
historia teorii widzenia,
anatomia oka, historia okulistyki. |
| Key words: |
history of vision theories,
anatomy of eye, history of ophthalmology. |
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