DEVELOPMENT OF IDEAS ABOUT THE VISUAL ANALYZER
Mikhail Albertovich Subotyalov
Novosibirsk National Research State University, 1, Pirogov st., Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
Keywords: physiology, history of physiology, ophthalmology, history of ophthalmology
Abstract
Ideas about the visual analyzer appeared in ancient times. The ideas that arose about the functioning of vision in humans were often influenced by various philosophical systems then, while some eye surgery was already performed. In modern times, the accumulation of knowledge continued through observations and experiments and significant discoveries were made in this scientific field. Nowadays, the physiology of vision and ophthalmology are important areas of physiology and medicine. The purpose of the article is to identify and describe the main periods of the formation and development of ideas about the visual analyzer. When writing it, the comparative-historical and analytical methods, which are employed in research on the history of medicine, were used. The main results consist in identifying the stages in the development of ideas about the visual analyzer and describing the contribution of leading scientists in this field. The conclusion is made about the process of formation and development of ideas concerning the visual analyzer as a branch of biomedical knowledge.
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