Islamic Middle Ages 9th-12th Medicines

Islamic Middle Ages 9th-12th

Main article: Medicine in medieval Islam

An Arabic manuscript, dated 1200, titled Anatomy of the Eye, authored by al-Mutadibih.

The Islamic civilization rose to primacy in medical science as its physicians contributed significantly to the field of medicine, including anatomy, ophthalmology, pharmacology, pharmacy, physiology, surgery, and the pharmaceutical sciences. The Arabs were influenced by, and further developed Greek, Roman and Byzantine medical practices. Galen & Hippocrates were pre-eminent authorities.The translation of 129 works of ancient Greek physician Galen into Arabic by Hunayn ibn Ishaq and his assistants, and in particular Galen's insistence on a rational systematic approach to medicine, set the template for Islamic medicine, which rapidly spread throughout the Arab Empire. Muslim physicians set up dedicated hospitals,^{[38][verification needed]}