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. 2005 Mar-Apr;50(2):226-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2004.12.004.

History of ophthalmology. Boerhaave's tale

Ronald S Fishman

History of ophthalmology. Boerhaave's tale

Ronald S Fishman. Surv Ophthalmol. 2005 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

The great 18th century physician, Hermann Boerhaave, once lectured on a case that is most likely the second recorded description of transient blindness due to interference with the brain.

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