Bregeat P, Amalric P
Centre Médical Ophtalmologique, Albi, France.
Doc Ophthalmol. 1992;81(1):97-101. doi: 10.1007/BF00155019.
The authors highlight the political and scientific landmarks in 18th century France; the Revolution of 1789 had positive effects, in that it marked the accession of the French middle-class to political power and enabled the promotion of young scientists without consideration of social class or fortune; it had negative effects, in that France lost the scientific edge it had gained when all existing chairs in ophthalmology were abolished. The status of ophthalmology and of physiological optics in the 18th century are discussed, with a brief mention of the most important innovators in the field.
作者们着重介绍了18世纪法国的政治和科学里程碑；1789年的法国大革命产生了积极影响，因为它标志着法国中产阶级获得了政治权力，并使得年轻科学家能够得到晋升，而不考虑其社会阶层或财富状况；它也产生了负面影响，因为法国废除了所有现有的眼科学教授职位，从而失去了已取得的科学优势。本文讨论了18世纪眼科学和生理光学的地位，并简要提及了该领域最重要的创新者。
