Cairo Genizah : Medical

‘Alī ibn ‘Īsā

Cairo Genizah

<p style='text-align: justify;'>Portion of the ophthalmological handbook Tadhkirat al-kaḥḥālīn (Memorandum for opticians) by the 11th-century physician ‘Alī ibn ‘Īsā. The first discourse, end of Chapter 20: on the optic nerve, the anatomy of the eye and a description of how vision works, followed by the beginning of Chapter 21: on eyelids, eyelashes and their functions.</p>