Some Byzantine chroniclers and historians on ophthalmological topics

✍ Scribed by John Fronimopoulos; John Lascaratos

• Book ID: 104646194
• Publisher: Springer-Verlag
• Year: 1992
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 636 KB
• Volume: 81
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0012-4486
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00155022

✦ Synopsis

Byzantine historians and chroniclers recorded events not only of national importance, but also of daily life. The authors present various aspects in relation to ophthalmology. A selection of subjects including eye disorders and injuries, as well as visual problems discussed in myths, narratives and religious dogmas are presented.

From the texts of these historians and chroniclers we have gathered information which gives us a general view of the spirit of the age in regard to how ophthalmological topics were perceived. The information fluctuates between actual events and narratives from the realm of myth, prejudice and even religious dogma and has been grouped according to subject matter.