History of Ophthalmology 5: Sub auspiciis Academiae Ophthalmologicae Internationalis (History of Ophthalmology)

**I: History of Ideas in Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences.****1.** The History of Stereoscopy; __R.A. Crone.__**2.** Helmholtz, the First Reformer of Ophthalmology; __H.E. Henkes.__**3.** Christoph Scheiner's Eye Studies; __F.____Daxecker.__**II: Biographies.****4****.** Jules Janssen (1824-1907): From Ophthalmology to Astronomy; __P. Amalric.__**5.** John Cunningham Saunders (1733-1810): his Contribution to the Surgery of Congenital Cataracts; __N.S.C. Rice.__**6.** Thomas Hall Shastid (1866-1947): America's Forgotten Historian of Ophthalmology; __F.W. Newell.__**7.** William R. Wilde (1815-1876) in Vienna; __F.C. Blodi.__**8.** Noëlle Chomé-Bercioux (1898-1990), Jules Gonin's Public Relations' Officer; __J.F. Cuendet.__**9.** Professor Gama Pinto and the Beginning of Portuguese Ophthalmology; __I. Ribeiro da Silva.__**III: History of****Academic Institutions. 10.** The First Danish Chairs of Ophthalmology; __V. Dreyer, et al.__**11.** Ophthalmology in Europe in the Days of the French Revolution; __P. Brégat, P. Amalric.__**12.** The Present Status of the Hirschberg Library; __A. Nakajima.__**IV: Ophthalmology in****Antiquity. 13.** A Case of Eye Disease (Lippitudo) on the Roman Frontier in Britain; __A.R. Birley.__**14.** Some Byzantine Chroniclers and Historians on Ophthmalogical Topics; __J. Fronimopoulous, J. Lascaratos.__**15.** The Penalty of Blinding during Byzantine Times; __J. Lascaratos, S.____Marketos.__**16.** Miraculous Ophthalmological Therapies in Byzantium; __J.____Lascaratos.__**V: Oral History in Ophthalmology. 17.** The Development of Ophthalmology in the Former German Democratic Republic after 1945; __R.____Sachsenweger.__ I: History of Ideas in Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. 1. The History of Stereoscopy; R.A. Crone. 2. Helmholtz, the First Reformer of Ophthalmology; H.E. Henkes. 3. Christoph Scheiner's Eye Studies; F. Daxecker. II: Biographies. 4 . Jules Janssen (1824-1907): From Ophthalmology to Astronomy; P. Amalric. 5. John Cunningham Saunders (1733-1810): his Contribution to the Surgery of Congenital Cataracts; N.S.C. Rice. 6. Thomas Hall Shastid (1866-1947): America's Forgotten Historian of Ophthalmology; F.W. Newell. 7. William R. Wilde (1815-1876) in Vienna; F.C. Blodi. 8. Noëlle Chomé-Bercioux (1898-1990), Jules Gonin's Public Relations' Officer; J.F. Cuendet. 9. Professor Gama Pinto and the Beginning of Portuguese Ophthalmology; I. Ribeiro da Silva. III: History of Academic Institutions. 10. The First Danish Chairs of Ophthalmology; V. Dreyer, et al. 11. Ophthalmology in Europe in the Days of the French Revolution; P. Brégat, P. Amalric. 12. The Present Status of the Hirschberg Library; A. Nakajima. IV: Ophthalmology in Antiquity. 13. A Case of Eye Disease (Lippitudo) on the Roman Frontier in Britain; A.R. Birley. 14. Some Byzantine Chroniclers and Historians on Ophthmalogical Topics; J. Fronimopoulous, J. Lascaratos. 15. The Penalty of Blinding during Byzantine Times; J. Lascaratos, S. Marketos. 16. Miraculous Ophthalmological Therapies in Byzantium; J. Lascaratos. V: Oral History in Ophthalmology. 17. The Development of Ophthalmology in the Former German Democratic Republic after 1945; R. Sachsenweger. Front Matter....Pages i-iv The history of stereoscopy....Pages 1-16 Helmholtz, the first reformer of ophthalmology....Pages 17-25 Christoph Scheiner’s eye studies....Pages 27-35 Jules Janssen (1824–1907): From ophthalmology to astronomy....Pages 37-42 John Cunningham Saunders (1773–1810): His contribution to the surgery of congenital cataracts....Pages 43-51 Thomas Hall Shastid (1866–1947): America’s forgotten historian of ophthalmology....Pages 53-58 William R. Wilde (1815–1876) in Vienna....Pages 59-73 Noelle Chome-Bercioux (1898–1990), Jules Gonin’s public relations’ officer....Pages 75-77 Professor Gama Pinto and the beginning of Portuguese ophthalmology....Pages 79-85 The first Danish Chairs of Ophthalmology....Pages 87-96 Ophthalmology in Europe in the days of the French Revolution....Pages 97-101 The present status of the Hirschberg Library....Pages 103-109 A case of eye disease (Lippitudo) on the Roman frontier in Britain....Pages 111-119 Some Byzantine chroniclers and historians on ophthalmological topics....Pages 121-132 The penalty of blinding during Byzantine times....Pages 133-144 Miraculous ophthalmological therapies in Byzantium....Pages 145-152 The development of ophthalmology in the former German Democratic Republic after 1945....Pages 153-161 Back Matter....Pages 162-164 Divided into five sections, this book considers the history of ideas in ophthalmology and visual sciences; biographies of researchers in ophthalmology; the history of academic institutions involved in ophthalmology; ophthalmology in antiquity; and oral history in ophthalmology.