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Arab and Muslim scientists and their contributions to the history of ophthalmology
Arab and Muslim scientists were pioneers in the development of medical sciences, treating patients, and performing operations in many medical specialties. This article reviews their major contributions in ophthalmology that led to the development of this field. Considering the little-known role of A...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8081083/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34085014 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1319-4534.310407 |
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author | Abudawood, Ghufran A. Alshareef, Reem Alghamdi, Saeed |
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description | Arab and Muslim scientists were pioneers in the development of medical sciences, treating patients, and performing operations in many medical specialties. This article reviews their major contributions in ophthalmology that led to the development of this field. Considering the little-known role of Arab and Muslim scientists in the history of ophthalmology, this article provide insights into the great physicians from the 10th to the 13th century. Despite the destruction of Islamic civilizations by the Mongols in the late 14th century, some of their books and manuscripts are still preserved, testifying to their influence, including the first detailed drawing of the eye anatomy by Hunayn AlAbadi (808 A.D.), proposing the first occlusive treatment for amblyopia by Thabit Alharrani (823 A.D.), discovering the science of optics and theory of vision related to light reflection by Al-Hasan ibn Al-Haytham (965 A.D.), inventing of the hollow needle used to aspirate cataract by Ammar Al-Mawsili (1010 A.D.), and drawing surgical instruments by Khalifah ibn Al-Mahasin (1256 A.D.). |
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spelling | pubmed-80810832021-06-02 Arab and Muslim scientists and their contributions to the history of ophthalmology Abudawood, Ghufran A. Alshareef, Reem Alghamdi, Saeed Saudi J Ophthalmol Review Article Arab and Muslim scientists were pioneers in the development of medical sciences, treating patients, and performing operations in many medical specialties. This article reviews their major contributions in ophthalmology that led to the development of this field. Considering the little-known role of Arab and Muslim scientists in the history of ophthalmology, this article provide insights into the great physicians from the 10th to the 13th century. Despite the destruction of Islamic civilizations by the Mongols in the late 14th century, some of their books and manuscripts are still preserved, testifying to their influence, including the first detailed drawing of the eye anatomy by Hunayn AlAbadi (808 A.D.), proposing the first occlusive treatment for amblyopia by Thabit Alharrani (823 A.D.), discovering the science of optics and theory of vision related to light reflection by Al-Hasan ibn Al-Haytham (965 A.D.), inventing of the hollow needle used to aspirate cataract by Ammar Al-Mawsili (1010 A.D.), and drawing surgical instruments by Khalifah ibn Al-Mahasin (1256 A.D.). Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2021-02-27 /pmc/articles/PMC8081083/ /pubmed/34085014 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1319-4534.310407 Text en Copyright: © 2021 Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
spellingShingle | Review Article Abudawood, Ghufran A. Alshareef, Reem Alghamdi, Saeed Arab and Muslim scientists and their contributions to the history of ophthalmology |
title | Arab and Muslim scientists and their contributions to the history of ophthalmology |
title_full | Arab and Muslim scientists and their contributions to the history of ophthalmology |
title_fullStr | Arab and Muslim scientists and their contributions to the history of ophthalmology |
title_full_unstemmed | Arab and Muslim scientists and their contributions to the history of ophthalmology |
title_short | Arab and Muslim scientists and their contributions to the history of ophthalmology |
title_sort | arab and muslim scientists and their contributions to the history of ophthalmology |
topic | Review Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8081083/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34085014 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1319-4534.310407 |
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