The eye according to Hunain ibn Ishaq. This manuscript, dated circa 1200CE, is kept at the Cairo National Library. Hunayn ibn Ishaq enriched the field of ophthalmology. His developments in the study of the human eye can be traced through his innovative book, “Ten Treatises on Ophthalmology.” This textbook is the first known systematic treatment of this field and was most likely used in medical schools at the time. Throughout the book, Hunayn explains the eye and its anatomy in minute detail; its diseases, their symptoms, their treatments. He discusses the nature of cysts and tumors, and the swelling they cause. He discusses how to treat various corneal ulcers through surgery, and the therapy involved in repairing cataracts. “Ten Treatises on Ophthalmology” demonstrates the skills Hunayn ibn Ishaq had not just as a translator and a physician, but also as a surgeon. ( “Bulletin of the Indian Institute of History of Medicine 26 (1996): 69–74.)
View Separately

The eye according to Hunain ibn Ishaq.

This manuscript, dated circa 1200CE, is kept at the Cairo National Library.

Hunayn ibn Ishaq enriched the field of ophthalmology. His developments in the study of the human eye can be traced through his innovative book, “Ten Treatises on Ophthalmology.” This textbook is the first known systematic treatment of this field and was most likely used in medical schools at the time. Throughout the book, Hunayn explains the eye and its anatomy in minute detail; its diseases, their symptoms, their treatments. He discusses the nature of cysts and tumors, and the swelling they cause. He discusses how to treat various corneal ulcers through surgery, and the therapy involved in repairing cataracts. “Ten Treatises on Ophthalmology” demonstrates the skills Hunayn ibn Ishaq had not just as a translator and a physician, but also as a surgeon.

( “Bulletin of the Indian Institute of History of Medicine 26 (1996): 69–74.)

439 Notes/ Hide

  1. chairfacechippendale reblogged this from chaosophia
  2. andthetidewaswayout reblogged this from chaosophia
  3. doiteasy reblogged this from samimimi
  4. taumatropia reblogged this from chaosophia
  5. icebelow reblogged this from chaosophia
  6. samimimi reblogged this from skeletalearth
  7. mortuus-lamia reblogged this from chaosophia
  8. skeletalearth reblogged this from chaosophia
  9. chaosophia reblogged this from mediumaevum
  10. infiniteofferingsongs reblogged this from star-seed
  11. dfordiana reblogged this from salayel
  12. salayel reblogged this from helvetii
  13. ma-la-k reblogged this from mihrab
  14. mihrab reblogged this from helvetii and added:
    The eye according to Hunain ibn Ishaq.
  15. amongtheblessed reblogged this from helvetii
  16. helvetii reblogged this from mediumaevum
  17. what-a-ride reblogged this from mediumaevum
  18. tread-lightly-my-dear reblogged this from mediumaevum
  19. theycalledhimsanyi reblogged this from mediumaevum

Recent comments

Blog comments powered by Disqus