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World J Methodol. Jan 20, 2022; 12(1): 1-19
Published online Jan 20, 2022. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v12.i1.1
Published online Jan 20, 2022. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v12.i1.1
Ophthalmological instruments of Al-Halabi fill in a gap in the biomedical engineering history
Mohamed N Saad, Biomedical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, Minia 61111, Egypt
Author contributions: Saad MN designed the study, drafted the article, prepared the figures and tables, granted permission for figures reproduction, designed the outline, and read and approved the final version of the article to be published.
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Corresponding author: Mohamed N Saad, PhD, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, Misr Aswan Agricultural Road, Minia 61111, Egypt. m.n.saad@mu.edu.eg
Received: January 13, 2021
Peer-review started: January 15, 2021
First decision: October 17, 2021
Revised: October 25, 2021
Accepted: December 11, 2021
Article in press: December 11, 2021
Published online: January 20, 2022
Peer-review started: January 15, 2021
First decision: October 17, 2021
Revised: October 25, 2021
Accepted: December 11, 2021
Article in press: December 11, 2021
Published online: January 20, 2022
Core Tip
Core Tip: Medieval Islamic ophthalmological instruments are a rich, complex, and understudied subject. This topic is interesting and deserves more attention than it has had. The book of Al-Halabi is indeed one of the interesting books on ophthalmology written in Arabic. The ophthalmological instruments included in Al-Halabi’s table represent an untold story about the contributions of Muslim and Arab scholars in the field of ophthalmology. The aim of the present article is to fill in one of the gaps to some extent in biomedical engineering history. The ophthalmological instruments represent the biomechanics field.