title: History of ophthalmology. Boerhaave's tale.
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.
authors.forename: Ronald S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Fishman
mesh_terms: D019575:Blindness, Cortical / Q000266:history*; D001921:Brain; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D008488:Medical Illustration; D009426:Netherlands; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000266:history*