Bizarre Medical Devices That Were Used During Medieval Times (9 pics)
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- 17 Jun, 2015 |
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Needles for cataract surgery: Cataract patients had to undergo a terrible procedure. A thick needle was used to remove a cataract from the eye. Medieval surgeons used either a sharp pointed knife or a thick needle to push the cornea to the back of the eye, which they thought helped somehow.