Introduction: complementary medicine in ophthalmology

Introduction: complementary medicine in ophthalmology

Ophthalmology in Persian medicine

Despite the fact that ophthalmology is one of the foremost branches of medicine, conceptualization of the structure and function of the eye barely advanced in ancient Western civilizations. At the early recovery of Persian civilization (9(th) century AD) after the extinction of the Sassanid Empire (7(th) century AD), translations of Greek medical textbooks played an important role in the develo...

ophthalmology in persian medicine

despite the fact that ophthalmology is one of the foremost branches of medicine, conceptualization of the structure and function of the eye barely advanced in ancient western civilizations. at the early recovery of persian civilization (9th century ad) after the extinction of the sassanid empire (7th century ad), translations of greek medical textbooks played an important role in the developmen...

Ophthalmology and general medicine.

This ophthalmological perspective of general medicine attempts to deal with the more common situations encountered clinically in general ophthalmic practice. Some priority has been given to the clinical usefulness of data. A comprehensive review would involve a wide range of rare conditions and has not been attempted. However, some mention of rarities is made in the context of important diVeren...

[Regenerative corneal medicine: ophthalmology applications].

Regenerative medicine is a branch of this science that aims at providing strategies to restore the function of organs and/or tissues. It is a new form of therapy for patients with acute or chronic diseases in which the body is unable to restore tissue function. It is estimated that in the USA over 60million people could benefit from this type of treatment as it covers a broad range of clinical ...