Bieganowski Lech
Z Oddziału Okulistycznego Wojewódzkiego Szpitala Zespolonego im. Ludwika Rydygiera w Toruniu.
Klin Oczna. 2004;106(3):376-81.
The article presents Aulus Cornelius Celsus (living in Roman Empire 15 BC - 50 AD) and his famous work "De medicina libri octo", one of the main sources of knowledge on the ancient medicine. It briefly goes through the content of the medical treaties. A wider discussion of the following ophthalmic aspects, included in Book VI and Book VII, is provided: the anatomy of the eye, the description of ophthalmic diseases, methods of its preventive treatment and surgery. It is also mentioned that the work contains the first description of cataract surgery (couching method) in the medical literature. The article underlines the popularity enjoyed by Celsus' work in medieval Europe.
本文介绍了奥卢斯·科尔内利乌斯·塞尔苏斯（生活在公元前15年至公元50年的罗马帝国）及其著名作品《医学八卷集》，这是古代医学知识的主要来源之一。文章简要梳理了医学专著的内容。对第六卷和第七卷中包含的以下眼科方面进行了更广泛的讨论：眼睛的解剖结构、眼科疾病的描述、预防治疗方法和手术。文中还提到，这部著作在医学文献中首次描述了白内障手术（拨障术）。文章强调了塞尔苏斯的作品在中世纪欧洲的受欢迎程度。
