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Hi Anton,
while browsing BNF Lat 17844 I noticed another plant with eye-roots: Sigillo de Sancta Maria (St.Mary's seal) 70v.

Similar illustrations linked at plant.71 of the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view..
The identification with You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. is for once straightforward. 

The text doesn't mention the ocular use of the plant.

For this plant, I know the reason for the eyes in the roots. You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. have You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. that look very much like eyes and are often depicted as such. And, since people in medieval days believed that the shape of a plant (or part of a plant) was God's way of telling us what to use it for, the root was used as a poultice for wounds, including black/bruised eyes.