Vol 122, No 2 (2017)
Original Article

Herophilus of Chalcedon (ca. 330-250 BC) and ocular anatomy. A review

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  • Konstantinos Laios,
  • Marilita M. Moschos,
  • George Androutsos
Konstantinos Laios
1st Ophthalmological Department, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Marilita M. Moschos
1st Ophthalmological Department, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
George Androutsos
Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens

Published 2017-09-21

Keywords

  • Herophilus of Chalcedon,
  • ocular anatomy,
  • Alexandria

How to Cite

Laios, K., Moschos, M. M., & Androutsos, G. (2017). Herophilus of Chalcedon (ca. 330-250 BC) and ocular anatomy. A review. Italian Journal of Anatomy and Embryology, 122(2), 151–154. Retrieved from https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/ijae/article/view/1600
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Abstract

Herophilus of Chalcedon (ca. 330-250 BC) was considered as one of the most important figures of anatomy during the antiquity. Apart from his other works in anatomy very important are also his observations in ocular anatomy. He discovered first the optic nerve and described four tunics in the eye.

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