The history of ophthalmology
 Catalogue Number: 1091 The history of ophthalmology Category: Book Sub-Category: Hewett collection Editor: ALBERT Daniel M and EDWARD Diane D Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1996 Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Cambridge Mass Publisher/Manufacturer: Blackwell Science Description Of Item: Colour printed illustrated wrapper, white cloth covers, 394 pages, xvi preliminaries, numerous black and white illustrations in text, frontispiece of Frederick Blodi and Edward WD Norton, two major figures in American ophthalmology. XIII colour plates. Contributors are Daniel M Albert, Frederick C Blodi, Dian D Edwards, Peter Kronfeld, Frank Newell, Robin D Ross and Stanely M Truhlsen Historical Significance: The book has 18 chapters covering early ophthalmology, discovering anatomy of the eye, ocular refraction and spectacles, physiology of the eye, cataract surgery and other surgery, glaucoma and optometry among other subjects. Condition: Very good Location: Nathan Library. Hewett collection |