BLIND SERBIAN RULERS AND FAMOUS PERSONS

• Main Authors: Janicijevic Katarina, Kocic Sanja, Radovanovic Snezana, Sarenac Vulovic Tatjana, Petrovic Nenad, Todorovic Dusan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Association of medical doctors Sanamed Novi Pazar 2016-12-01
• Series: Sanamed
• Subjects: serbian's history; blind personality; medicine; Stefan Decanski; Stefan Brankovic; Filip Visnjic
• Online Access: http://www.sanamed.rs/OJS/index.php/Sanamed/article/view/147/78

History and medicine were an integral part of life-being of blind serbian acters. One of the main actors was half-blind serbian ruler, Stefan of Decani and whose name was associated with first ophthalmologic hospital and precursor of the eye`s injuries care. After, national reputation as Stefan Blind Righteous, ruler of the Serbian despot between 1458. and 1459. (member of Brankovic`s dinasty), and he was blinded by eye injuries burns. The famous national was also Filip Visnjic, as blind minstrel and authentic creator of serbian folk traditions, with sequels as a child, by bilateral infective panuveitis.