Greek medicine in ancient times 
and its ophthalmological aspects

Lech Bieganowski

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Klinika Oczna / Acta Ophthalmologica Polonica

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Educational article

Greek medicine in ancient times and its ophthalmological aspects

Lech Bieganowski

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Z Oddziału Okulistycznego Wojewódzkiego Szpitala Zespolonego im. Ludwika Rydygiera w Toruniu

Online publish date: 2003/10/21

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The article presents the state of medical knowledge in ancient Greece. Sacred medicine related to the cult of Asclepius and the origin of secular medicine is described. Ophthalmological aspects concerning the anatomy of the eye, diagnosis and treatment of ocular diseases are emphasized.

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Greek medicine in ancient times and its ophthalmological aspects

Lech Bieganowski 1

ancient medicine, Greece, history of ophthalmology

Lech Bieganowski

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