Retinal Degenerations Biology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Tombran-Tink, Joyce (Editor), Barnstable, Colin J. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press, 2007.
• Series: Ophthalmology Research
• Subjects: Medicine.; Neurosciences.; Ophthalmology.; Cell biology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Cell Biology.

For centuries, humans have tried to explain the complex process of vision and find effective treatments for eye diseases. Perhaps the oldest surviving record of ancient ophthalmic practices is the Babylonian code of Hammurabi that over 4000 years ago, mentioned fees for eye surgery—and penalties for...