Translation of Hirschberg's Geschichte der Augenheilkunde, originally published as vols. XII-XV (1899-1918) of the 2d ed. of the Handbuch der gesammten Augenheilkunde ed. by Graefe & Saemisch.
Includes bibliographical references.
Vol. 1. Antiquity -- v. 2. The middle ages. The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries -- v. 3-4. The renaissance of ophthalmology in the eighteenth century (pt. 1-2) -- v. 5. The renaissance of ophthalmology in the eighteenth century (pt. 3). The first half of the nineteenth century (pt. 1) -- v. 6-7, 8a-b. The first half of the nineteenth century (pt. 2-5) -- v. 9-10. The first and second half of the nineteenth century (pt. 6-17) -- [v.11]. The use of eyeglasses -- v. 11. pt. 1a-c. The reform of ophthalmology -- v. 11., pt. 2. The history of optical instruments for the eye -- v. 11, pt. 3-c. From corneo-scleral shells to corneal contact lenses (1920-1970) -- v. 11. pt. 3-d. Ophthalmology in the German-speaking countries during the 20th century -- v. 12. Art & ophthalmology : the impact of eye diseases on painters -- v. 13 a-b. Ophthalmologia : optica & visio in nummis