History of Medicine, Anatomy Department, School of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece.
Department of History of Medicine and Medical Deontology, Medical School, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece.
Acta Chir Belg. 2021 Apr;121(2):139-143. doi: 10.1080/00015458.2020.1782706. Epub 2020 Jun 25.
Amaurosis is the sudden and acute loss of sight. Followers of Hippocrates in ancient Greece described amaurosis as a symptom of several ophthalmological pathologies, such as tumours or trauma. To treat it, surgery often was performed.
The , edited by Littré, was thoroughly studied.
The describes the surgical treatment for amaurosis, which involves drilling with specialized tools (i.e. trephines) into the affected area of the temporal bone. It was believed that this procedure would help release demonic spirits and balance the bodily humours. Physiology of the era assumed that fluids in the head sometimes exerted high pressure on the optical nerve and that this fluid needed to be alleviated.
Ancient Greeks studied cranial anatomy and understood the main principals of internal bleeding and inflammation. They treated some of the neurological symptoms that resulted from these conditions with surgery.
黑矇是指视力的突然和急性丧失。古希腊的希波克拉底信徒将黑矇描述为几种眼科病理学的症状，如肿瘤或创伤。为了治疗它，通常会进行手术。
对由 Littré 编辑的《柳叶刀》进行了深入研究。
该文献描述了治疗黑矇的手术方法，包括使用专门的工具（即环锯）在颞骨的受影响区域钻孔。人们认为，这一程序将有助于释放恶魔的灵魂并平衡身体的体液。当时的生理学假设，头部的液体有时会对视神经施加高压力，需要减轻这种液体的压力。
古希腊人研究了颅骨解剖结构，并了解了内部出血和炎症的主要原理。他们用手术治疗了一些由这些情况引起的神经系统症状。
