. The proceedings of the Charaka Club. ry generally over-looked, even by the painters, who are supposed toobserve such things. In every one of Raphaelspictures of the Madonna and Child that I have seenthe irides of the Christ-child are wrongly paintedbrown, in accordance with the color scheme ofRaphaels first master, Perugino. In the time of Hippocrates the eyeball was knownto consist of three coats containing liquids, the lensnot being recognized as differing from the optic nerves, connecting the eyes with the brain, GREEK OPHTHALMOLOGY 95 were thought to be tubes through which m
. The proceedings of the Charaka Club. ry generally over-looked, even by the painters, who are supposed toobserve such things. In every one of Raphaelspictures of the Madonna and Child that I have seenthe irides of the Christ-child are wrongly paintedbrown, in accordance with the color scheme ofRaphaels first master, Perugino. In the time of Hippocrates the eyeball was knownto consist of three coats containing liquids, the lensnot being recognized as differing from the optic nerves, connecting the eyes with the brain, GREEK OPHTHALMOLOGY 95 were thought to be tubes through which morbidhumors from the brain flowed down. If these humorsentered the eyeball they caused the different deepaffections of the eye. If they passed out betweenthe ball and lids, they caused the different secretingaffections of the conjunctiva. Of the external diseases, trachoma seems to havebeen very prevalent, and its local mechanical treatmentapparently was well understood. The granulationswere removed with a scoop, or were scratched out. , tiftr^vKri
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