Alessandro Aruta
Museum of the History of Medicine, “Sapienza” University of Rome, I
Marco Merenco
Dept. of Ophthalmological Sciences, “Sapienza” University of Rome, I
Silvia Marinozzi
Section of History of Medicine, “Sapienza” University of Rome, I
Keywords:
Cataract , Surgical ophthalmological instruments , Museum of History of Medicine of Rome
Abstract
By analysis of ancient surgical instruments it’s possible define the history of medical specialties, and acquaint the evolutions of specific surgical techniques and operations through the centuries. The aim of the article is to reconstruct the history of the conception of cataracts, of theories and pathological interpretations in different eras, through the descriptions of surgical instruments and methodologies found in medical texts and the analysis of the artefacts kept in the Museum of History of Medicine of Rome.
