Familial amyloidosis (Andrade's disease) in a Greek family [FAMILIARE AMYLOIDOSE VOM TYP MORBUS ANDRADE IN EINER GRIESCHISCHEN FAMILIE]

Andrade's disease, which is a type of familial amyloidosis, is not common in Greece and seems to be restricted to the region of Heraklion, Crete. The authors describe a case of Andrade's disease which began with ocular symptoms when the patient was 29. After two years the full clinical picture of the disease developed. The ocular symptoms are often the first manifestations of this fatal disease. The paper includes the family tree of the patient, proving the hereditary origin of the disease

The treatment of eye diseases in the Asclepieia

The authors give a short report of ophthalmic treatment in Asclepieia by the priests, who had learned these cures through tradition from other priests. This can be testified by the writings on the stone tablets, which were found in the excavations of the Asclepieion at Epidaurus (1883). They give information concerning illnesses and their treatment. From this historical source we selected certain cases with eye-diseases and their treatment. Included is a part from Aristophanes' comedy "Ploutos", giving interesting ophthalmic treatments. p]These treatments by the priests, representing God Asclepius, mainly took the form of medicines and operations performed in a psychologically mysterious atmosphere. © 1989 Kluwer Academic Publishers