Unknown ancient Greek ophthalmological instruments and equipment

Lascaratos, J; Marketos, S

dc.contributor.author	Lascaratos, J	en
dc.contributor.author	Marketos, S	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:46:37Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:46:37Z
dc.date.issued	1997	en
dc.identifier.issn	0012-4486	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/24952
dc.subject	drop-bottles	en
dc.subject	kenteterion	en
dc.subject	magnifying lenses	en
dc.subject.classification	Ophthalmology	en
dc.title	Unknown ancient Greek ophthalmological instruments and equipment	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	1997	en
heal.abstract	Discoveries of some ancient medical instruments and equipment found in the Hellenic world have been published in magazines of general interest and in a rare Greek medical journal, yet none caught the attention of ophthalmologists. Among these instruments are two forms of the famous 'Kenteterion', dating from the Hellenistic period, used for the couching of cataract. These were found on the island of Miles in the last century. Two magnifying lenses of the Archaic period from the recent Cretan excavations gave us the opportunity to discuss the problem of their medical use. The two drop-bottles from the excavations on Cyprus and at Tanagra, which are also described, seem to be of medical, and possible ophthalmological, use.	en
heal.publisher	KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBL	en
heal.journalName	DOCUMENTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000074216500012	en
dc.identifier.volume	94	en
dc.identifier.issue	1-2	en
dc.identifier.spage	151	en
dc.identifier.epage	159	en