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| | InteractiveIslam.com - A Haq Bros. Presentation - ABU ALI AL-HUSSAIN IBN ABDALLAH IBN SINA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01) |
 | | Ibn Sina, known in the West by the name of Avicenna, was the most famous physician, philosopher, encyclopedist, mathematician and astronomer of his time. |
 | | Ibn Sina was the first scientist to describe the minute and graphic description of different parts of the eye, such as conjuctive sclera, cornea, choroid, iris, retina, layer lens, aqueous humour, optic nerve and optic chiasma. |
 | | Ibn Sina condemned conjectures and presumptions in anatomy and called upon physicians and surgeons to base their knowledge on a close study of human body. |
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