Avicenna and cataracts: A new analysis of contributions to diagnosis and treatment from the canon

Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 265-270

  Nejabat, M ^a   Maleki, B ^a   Nimrouzi, M ^a   Mahbodi, A ^a   Salehi, A ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Avicenna; Canon; Cataract; Eye Disorders; History; Ophthalmology; Traditional Medicine

Indexed keywords

CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; COLOR; DENSITY; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; EYE EDEMA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; NUTRITION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; REVIEW; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VISION;

EID: 84861114594     PISSN: 20741804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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