Ophthalmology During 1800S In Europe And Greece, Cataract, Plastics, Strabismus And Injuries With The Contribution Of Famous European And Greek Ophthalmologists, Challenge And Knowledge
Published 2026 - 44th Congress of the ESCRS
Reference: POCAT138 | Type: Poster | DOI: 10.82333/7zd9-y117
Authors: Dr Georgios N Balanikas* 1 , Dr Dimitrios Pirounidis 2 , Dr Ioannis Iliadis 2 , Dr Kostas Boboridis 2 , A/Prof. Nikolaos Georgiadis 2
1A' Ophthalmologic Clinic,Medical School of Thessaloniki,Thessalniki,Greece, 2A' Ophthalmologic Clinic,Medical School of Thessaloniki,Thessaloniki,Greece
Purpose
The present work constitutes a unique collection: a trilingual manual of Ophthalmology with part of the collective work ‘Handbuch Der Gesamten Augenhniheilkunde’ published in 1899 by Alfred von Gaefe, Theodor Saemisch, bound with the supplements of the Greek authors, G. Kostomiris, the French original manuscripts and publications of A. & K. Gavriilidou as well as indirectly of the Greek physicians (through Hirschberg) from antiquity and the Roman era to Byzantium.
Setting
The facts were took place in Europe and Greece of 19th century and this work was conceived and created in A' Ophthalmologic Clinic of Ahepa University Hospital
Methods
The main tool for this study are the collected stories of this book that unfolds the knowledge of pathology and surgery of the eye up to that time. The presentation of this valuable manual confirms the perception that exists that Greek Ophthalmology followed and participated in the evolution of our science from the beginning of its great progress.
The study of this combined collection reveals the knowledge of pathology and surgery of the eye up to that time. From the pages of these works, we observe the inspiration of the great physicians who were pioneers in study, conception and application of the new surgical procedures in cataract surgery and the other techniques for different ophthalmic conditions.
Results
The first part consists of the Graefe-Saemisch manual: HANDBUCH DER GESAMTEN AUGENHEILKUNDE with texts by many leading ophthalmologists of the 19th century (30) with handwritten and printed inserts in Greek and French by A. Gabrielides and follows a section by J. Hirschberg with also handwritten notes. This is followed by a rich part of the first printed manual of Surgery and Ophthalmology (1540) by Georg Bartisch ‘Ophthalmodouleia’ with 3 wonderful woodcuts of ophthalmological, cranial and other operations. Finally, a manual of Ophthalmology and Otology of the Ancients, by Georgios Kostomiris (1887) is incorporated.
Conclusions
Ophthalmology at the end of the 19th century had a rapid development that laid the foundations for modern medical practice. The Greek authors of the manual transferred the knowledge and experience they acquired in the well-known scientific centers of Europe (Paris, London, Vienna, Prague, Berlin) to our country with enthusiasm and optimism for the future of Ophthalmology.