Q.10ย What is the contribution of Muslim scientists in the discovery and cure of eye diseases?
Answer:
Ali ibn Isa (950-1012) was a famous Arab scientist. He wrote three books on ophthalmology (study of the diseases and surgery of eyes). He described 130 eye diseases and prescribed 143 drugs to treat these diseases. On :
Ibn al-Haytham (965 – 1039) an Arab scientist, made significant contributions to the principles of eye and vision. He is regarded as the father of optics (study of the behaviour of light). His “Book of Opticsโ correctly explained and proved the modern theory of vision. He discussed the topics of medicine and eye surgery in his book. He made several improvements to eye surgery and accurately described the process of sight, the structure of eye, image formation in eye and visual system. Ibn al-Haytham also described the principles of pinhole camera.
