Anthyrus - Anthyrus

…In addition, the late Edo period ophthalmologist Habu Gensho (son of Habu Genseki) wrote a book called "Hakunai-kage Surgery Jinmei" (The Name of Those Who Performed Cataracts), which is a record of clinical cases of cataracts, and it is known that he had many cataract patients. In Europe, the 2nd century Roman surgeon Antylos is said to have performed cataract lens removal surgery, and after that, methods introduced from India and Arabia were performed by traveling ophthalmologists. In the 18th century, when modern medicine became specialized, the French court physician Jacques Daviel performed a lens removal surgery, and in the 19th century, the German Albrecht von Graefe, who is said to be the founder of modern ophthalmology, made a great leap forward in cataract surgery with his linear incision method. …

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…また幕末の眼科医土生玄昌（はぶげんしよう）(土生玄碩（げんせき）の子)には，白内障の臨床記録だけをつづった《白内翳手術人名》があり，白内障患者の多かったことが知られる。　ヨーロッパでは，2世紀のローマの外科医アンテュロスAntyllosが白内障の水晶体除去の手術を行ったといわれ，その後はインドやアラビアから伝えられた方法が，遍歴の眼科医師によって行われていた。近代医学が専門分化した18世紀になり，フランスの宮廷医ダビエルJacques Davielによって水晶体摘出手術が行われ，19世紀に入り近代眼科学の創設者といわれるドイツのグレーフェAlbrecht von Graefeが，線状切開法により白内障手術を飛躍的に前進させた。…

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