fars province and the city of shiraz were important centers of medical sciences in ancient and medieval period. at present, also shiraz accommodates one of the most outstanding universities, as well as medical centers and hospitals both in iran and the middle east.1 in this regards, the research office for the history of persian medicine held a ceremony in shiraz to honor scholars in the field ...

hospitals have a long history throughout the history of medicine. first hospitals are originated from persia in ancient times in the sassanid dynasty (2nd to 6th century ad). after the advent of islam in persia (iran) in 637 ad, medical knowledge and also hospitals were ourished and advanced by persian scholars. shiraz azodi hospital and university was one of the important hospitals in persia....

majority of practical terms in ophthalmology were compiled firstly in muslims` medical dictionary. anatomical and pathological terms such as retina and cataract were improved in this lexicon. mohammad ghazi, in journal of azziae, has considered ophthalmology as an innovation which was firstly introduced by muslim arabs. their attempts promoted this science and retained it the best for a long ti...

although iran has a deep history about 10000 years, its role in development of science in general and medicine in particular is yet to be known. there are several factors responsible for this, namely the destruction of a good number of ancient persian manuscripts and books. furthermore, lack of interest found among contemporary researchers seems to add to this anonymity. one way to compensate f...

â  in this article, we describe some features of a rediscovered medical text written in old persian (farsi dari) over one thousand years ago and discuss some of its significant attributes in relation to the historical background of the iranian scientific and literary renaissance of that era.