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A Classified Bibliography of the History of Dutch Medicine 1900–1974

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In earlier times eye-operations were performed by journey-men or special surgeons, who where familiar with the technique of couching for cataract. Spectacles were already used by some persons in the fourteenth century.

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References

A. General

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Lindeboom, G.A., Ham, A.A.G. (1975). Ophthalmology. In: A Classified Bibliography of the History of Dutch Medicine 1900–1974. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-8780-0_11

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