'Ophthalmodouleia: Das ist, Augendienst' is the first Renaissance manuscript on ophthalmic disorders and eye surgery, published in 1583 by German physician Georg Bartisch.
The work contains a total of 92 woodcuts each depicting diseases of the eye. Depsite his scientific calling, Bartisch was a superstitious man, believing that astrology, magic, and witchcraft played a significant part in the causes of disease.
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