Das andere Augenbuch

The meaning and significance of visual disturbances and eye diseases are at the center of Professor Ilse Strempel's 'Other Eye Book.' It has emerged from her many years of professional experience and the realization that a new approach in medicine is necessary. A patient should not only be perceived as an eye patient and treated solely through scientific conventional medicine. Understanding the psychodynamic backgrounds of the illness and interpreting disease as the language of the soul has been recognized by the author as the true challenge. Ilse Strempel advocates for a new understanding of medicine that forces both doctors and patients to rethink their perspectives. Many people lack insight in the truest sense of the word. The book is written for those affected, and that includes all of us to varying degrees. Who truly looks deep within themselves to gain clarity? Are we not often blind to our feelings and needs? Visual disturbances and eye diseases may be connected to such mechanisms. The Other Eye Book aims to help readers take a look into their own souls through the lens of eye symptoms. The four parts of the book address the following aspects of seeing and the soul: - the backgrounds of seeing and disease-triggering factors - eye diseases and their possible psychodynamic backgrounds - various therapeutic options in ophthalmology - thoughts on health, illness, and healing. The detailed appendix contains a comprehensive bibliography as well as a glossary to explain difficult technical terms.