Book of the Ten Treatises of the Eye
Hunayn ibn Ishaq 9th century CE description of the eye diagram in a copy of his book, Kitab al-Ashr Maqalat fil-Ayn ("Ten Treatises on the Eye"), in a 12th century CE edition | |
| Author | Hunayn ibn Ishaq |
|---|---|
| Original title | كتاب العشر مقالات في للعين |
| Language | Arabic |
| Subject | Ophthalmology |
| Genre | Medical literature |
| Published | 9th century |
| Publication place | Abbasid Caliphate |
| Media type | Manuscript |
Book of the Ten Treatises of the Eye (Arabic: كتاب العشر مقالات في للعين, Kitab al-Ashr Maqalat fil-Ayn) is a 9th-century theory of vision written by Hunayn ibn Ishaq, based upon the cosmological natures of pathways from the brain to the object being perceived. This ophthalmic composition is heavily derived from Galen's De placitis Hippocratis at Platonis and De usu partium, both in terms of the anatomy and physiology being described. Hunayn's triumph comes from the systematic presentation of the parts of eye and the subsequent additions he made to the cosmological aspects of the work. Its early translation to Latin also provided a means for medieval ophthalmologists in the West to come into contact with the work of Galen.