Sanamed (Dec 2016)

BLIND SERBIAN RULERS AND FAMOUS PERSONS

  • Janicijevic Katarina,
  • Kocic Sanja,
  • Radovanovic Snezana,
  • Sarenac Vulovic Tatjana,
  • Petrovic Nenad,
  • Todorovic Dusan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5937/sanamed1603249J
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 3
pp. 249 – 254

Abstract

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History and medicine were an integral part of life-being of blind serbian acters. One of the main actors was half-blind serbian ruler, Stefan of Decani and whose name was associated with first ophthalmologic hospital and precursor of the eye`s injuries care. After, national reputation as Stefan Blind Righteous, ruler of the Serbian despot between 1458. and 1459. (member of Brankovic`s dinasty), and he was blinded by eye injuries burns. The famous national was also Filip Visnjic, as blind minstrel and authentic creator of serbian folk traditions, with sequels as a child, by bilateral infective panuveitis.

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