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Statue of Al-Ghafiqi in Córdoba

Muhammad ibn Aslam al-Ghafiqi (Arabic: محمد بن أسلم الغافقي) (died 1165) was an Andalusian Arab oculist and author of The Right Guide to Ophthalmology (Al-Murshid fi ’l-Kuhhl).

Work

The The Right Guide to Ophthalmology shows that the physicians of the time had a complex understanding of the conditions of the eye and eyelids, which they treated with many different surgical procedures, ointments, and chemical medicines.

References

  1. T., Sarnelli. "al-G̲h̲āfiḳī".
  2. "Becker Medical Library - Muslim Medicine". Retrieved 14 June 2011.
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