Aayon Ibn Aayon | |
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أعين بن أعين | |
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Born | |
Died | December 995 |
Religion | Islam |
Era | Islamic golden age |
Other names | Ibn Aayon |
Occupation | ophthalmologist |
Aayon Ibn Aayon (Arabic: أعين بن أعين) (died on Dhu al-Qadah 385 AH/December 995 AD), known as Ibn Aayon, was an Arab Muslim kahhal (ophthalmologist) during the period of medieval Islam.[1] He moved from Kairouan to Egypt with Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah,[2] and he was known in Egypt during the caliphate of Al-Aziz Billah.[3] His most notable work is Of eye diseases and their treatment (Arabic: في أمراض العين ومداواتها).[1] Ibn Aayon was mentioned on Uyūn ul-Anbāʾ fī Ṭabaqāt al-Aṭibbā (Arabic: عيون الأنباء في طبقات الأطباء), a book written by Ibn Abi Usaibia.[3]