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Ophthalmology in North America: Early Stories (1491-1801)

New World plants, such as tobacco, tomato, and chili, were held to have beneficial effects on the eyes. Indigenous healers rubbed or scraped the eyes or eyelids to treat inflammation, corneal opacities, and even eye irritation from smoke. European settlers used harsh treatments, such as bleeding and...

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Autores principales: Leffler, Christopher T, Schwartz, Stephen G, Wainsztein, Ricardo D, Pflugrath, Adam, Peterson, Eric
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5533269/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28804247
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1179172117721902