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Ophthal-Philately: A Journey to Ophthalmology through Postage Stamps of the World
Samar K Basak
PART I: GENERAL OPHTHALMOLOGY
CHAPTER 1:
Ancient History
THE EYE OF HORUS
THE FIRST EYE DOCTOR: IRY (2400 BC)
HESY RA (3000 BC)
EBERS' PAPYRUS (1500 BC): THE FIRST OPHTHALMIC DOCUMENT
ATHARVA VEDA AND THE EYE
SUSRUTA (600 BC ?-?): FATHER OF SURGERY
HIPPOCRATES (460–377 BC): FATHER OF MEDICINE
ARISTOTLE (384–322 BC): COMPARATIVE ANATOMY
CHAPTER 2:
Anatomy and Physiology of Eye and Ocular Examination
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF EYE
OCULAR EXAMINATION
Visual Acuity Testing
Retinoscopy
EXTERNAL EXAMINATION
SLIT LAMP EXAMINATION
DIRECT OPHTHALMOSCOPY
INDIRECT OPHTHALMOSCOPY
CHAPTER 3:
Vision 2020: The Right to Sight and the Major Causes of Blindness
DEFINITION OF BLINDNESS
AIM
CATARACT
Problems
TRACHOMA
Problems
CHILDHOOD BLINDNESS
Problems
ONCHOCERCIASIS (RIVER BLINDNESS)
REFRACTIVE ERRORS AND LOW VISION
Problems
OTHER MAJOR CAUSES OF BLINDNESS
Diabetic Retinopathy
HYPERTENSIVE RETINOPATHY
GLAUCOMA
THE PRIORITIES FOR VISION-2020:
CHAPTER 4:
Ocular Investigations and Treatment
ELECTRORETINOGRAM (ERG)
OCULAR MICROBIOLOGY
X-RAYS AND COMPUTERIZED AXIAL TOMOGRAPHY (CT SCAN)
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI)
OCULAR THERAPY
Antibiotics (Oral or Topical)
EYEDROPS, EYE OINTMENT AND INJECTION
MYDRIATICS AND ATROPA BELLADONNA
CORTICOSTEROIDS
VITAMINS
SPECTACLES CORRECTION
OPHTHALMIC LASER
OCULAR SURGERIES
Cataract Surgery
VITRECTOMY
CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION (GRAFTING)
CHAPTER 5:
Eye Donation and Eye Banking
CHAPTER 6:
Malnutrition and Vitamin A Deficiency
CHAPTER 7:
The Scripts for the Blind
DESIDERIUS ERASMUS (1466–1536)
BENJAMIN CONSTANT DE MAGELHAES (1836–1889)
VALENTIN HAUY (1745–1822)
LOUIS BRAILLE (1809–1852)
A VERY VERY SPECIAL STAMP!
CHAPTER 8:
The Helping Hands for the Blind
COMMUNITY-BASED REHABILITATION
BLIND PEOPLE: THE HELPING HANDS
GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND
EYE HEALTH INSURANCE
CHAPTER 9:
Prevention
“FORESIGHT PREVENTS BLINDNESS”
CHAPTER 10:
Conferences and Organizations
INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF OPHTHALMOLOGY (ICO)
ORGANIZATIONS
PART II: NON-OPHTHALMIC AND OPHTHALMIC PERSONALITIES IN THE FIELD OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
CHAPTER 11:
Non-medical and Non-ophthalmic Personalities
IBN-AL-HIATHAM (AL HAZEN) (965–1039 AD)
CARDINAL NICHOLAS OF CUSA (1401–1464)
LEONARDO DA VINCI (1452–1519)
GALILEO GALILEI (1564–1642)
JOHANNES KEPLER (1571–1630)
DAZA DE VALDES (1591–1634)
RENE DESCARTES DU PERRON (1596–1650)
CHRISTIAAN HUYGENS (1629–1696)
SIR ISAAC NEWTON (1642–1727)
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1706–1790)
EMPRESS MARIA THERESA (1717–1780)
JOHANN WOLFGANG VAN GOETHE (1749–1832)
HERMANN VON HELMHOLTZ (1821–1894)
CARL ZEISS (1816–1888) AND ERNST ABBE (1840–1905)
PERCY LAVON JULIAN (1899–1975)
CHAPTER 12:
Medical and Ophthalmic Personalities
CLAUDEUS GALENUS (GALEN) (131–201 AD)
SUN SZU MO (SUN SI MIAO) (602 AD-??)
AL-RAZI (RHAZES) (865–925 AD)
AVICENNA (IBN SINA) (980–1038 AD)
AVENZOAR (IBN ZUHR) (1089–1162 AD)
AMBROISE PARE (1510–1590)
ANDREA VESALIUS (1514–1564)
MARCELLO MALPHIGHI (1628–1694)
ANTON VAN LEEUWENHOEK (1632–1723)
DOKTOR EISENBARTH (1661–1727)
HERMAN BOERHAAVE (1668–1738)
JACQUES DAVIEL (1696–1762)
GERARD VAN SWIETEN (1700–1772)
ALBERCHT VON HALLER (1708–1777)
JOSEF BERTH (1745–1818)
JOSEPH GEORGE BEER (1763–1821)
RENE THEOPHILE HYACINTHE LAENNEC (1781–1826)
JAN EVANGELISTE PURKINJE (1787–1869)
FERDINAND VON ARLT (1812–1887)
FRANS CORNELIUS DONDERS (1818–1889)
ALBRECHT VON GRAEFE (1828–1870)
RICARDO VERTIZ (1848–1889)
JRDA GAMA PINTO (1853–1945)
LUIS MORQUIO (1867–1935)
JULES GONIN (1870–1935)
SIR HENRY ALBERT JOHN GIDNEY (1873–1942)
VLADIMIR FILATOV (1875–1956)
RODOLFO ROBLES (1878–1939)
IGNACIO BARRAQUER (1884–1965)
SIR LUIGI PREZIOSI (1888–1965)
HULUSI BEHCET (1890–1948)
SIR NICHOLAS HAROLD RIDLEY (1906–2001)
ZARIFA ALIYEVA (1923–1985)
FRED HOLLOWS (1923–93)
IMRE JOSEFF (1884–1945)
EMIL GORSZ (1865–1941)
BLASCOVICZ LAZIO (1869–1938)
IMRE JOSEFF (1884–1945)
EMIL GORSZ (1865–1941)
BLASCOVICZ LAZIO (1869–1938)
ALLVAR GULLSTRAND (1862–1930)
VLADIMIR FILATOV (1875–1956)
JULES GONIN (1870–1935)
CHAPTER 13:
Nobel Laureates in Ophthalmic Fields
ALLVAR GULLSTRAND (1862–1930)
FRITZ PREGL (1869–1930)
RUDOLF WALTER HESS (1881–1973)
RAGNAR GRANIT (1900–1991)
DAVID H HUBEL (1926–) AND TORSTEN N WIESEL (1924)
CAMILLO GOLGI (1843–1926)
SANTIAGO RAMON Y CAJAL (1852–1934)
SIR CHARLES SCOTT SHERRINGTON (1857–1952)
ROBERT BARANY (1876–1936)
CHARLES TOWNES (1915-)
CHAPTER 14:
The Magnificent Metamorphs!
PETRUS HISPANUS (POPE JOHN XXI) (1213–1277)
CARLOS FINLAY (1833–1915)
LUDWICK LAZARUS ZAMENHOF (1859–1917)
SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE (1859–1930)
JOSE RIZAL (1861–1896)
FRITZ PREGL (1869–1930)
The Last Words…
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