Abstract
AbstractRoman seals associated with collyria (Latin expression for eye drops /washes and lotions for eye maintenance) provide valuable information about eye care in the antiquity. These small, usually stone‐made pieces bore engravings with the names of eye doctors and also the collyria used to treat eye diseases. The collyria seals have been found all over the Roman Empire and Celtic territories in particular and were usually associated with military camps. Thus, it seems that they were rather specific for doctors working in the Roman army.In Hispania (Iberian Peninsula), only three collyria seals have been found. These findings inform about eye care in this ancient Roman province as well as about of the life of the time. The main aim of this communication is to take a look at the morphological characteristics, the utilities and social significance of the collyria seals and seeks to give an insight through the ophthalmological practice in the Roman Empire.
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