The visual refractive errors as explained by aristotle | Los defectos ópticos de la visión explicados por aristóteles

Aristotle was the first Greek author trying to give an explanation of the optical defects of vision. Within the framework of his theory of vision and with the help of numerous empirical observations of natural phenomena, he tried to explain why visual acuity is different from one subject to another...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Barbero, Sergio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/90382
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/90382
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Aristotle
Myopia
Optics
Refractive errors
Vision
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Sumario:Aristotle was the first Greek author trying to give an explanation of the optical defects of vision. Within the framework of his theory of vision and with the help of numerous empirical observations of natural phenomena, he tried to explain why visual acuity is different from one subject to another and the existence of ametropias, differentiating between myopia and presbyopia. In Aristotle, myopia, low visual acuity for far vision, is due to inappropriate humidity content inside the eye or because of anomalous eye morphology. © 2013 CSIC.