Hereditary Ocular Disease

Optics Review by uiowa

This PDF covers the following topics related to Ophthalmology : Light, Movement of Light,Vergence, Lens Systems, Simple Lens Formula, Depth of Focus, Depth of Field, Multiple Lens Systems, Lens Effectivity, Focal Points, Ray Tracing – Lenses, Optical Media and Indices of Refraction, Snell’s Law of Refraction, Apparent Thickness Formula, Law of Reflection and Critical Angle, Mirrors, Ray Tracings – Mirrors, Prisms, Prentice’s Rule, Lenses, Aberrations, Schematic Eye, Refractive or Axial Myopia and Hyperopia, Knapp’s Law, Far Point of the Eye, Accommodation., The Amplitude of Accommodation, Near Point of the Eye, Magnification, Telescopes, Aniseikonia.

Author(s): Mark E. Wilkinson, OD, Khadija S. Shahid, OD, MPH

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The Organization of the Retina and Visual System

The purpose of this Tutorial is to summarize these recent advances and to describe our present understanding, based primarily on anatomic investigations, of the Neural Organization of the Mammalian Retina. A great addition has been a section on Psychophysics of Vision which we hope will be of general information to all interested in learning the basics of visual perception.

Author(s): Helga Kolb, Eduardo Fernandez, and Ralph Nelson

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Hereditary Ocular Disease

This website contains a database of hereditary disorders with important ocular features. It is designed as a portal site containing summary clinical descriptions with links to additional online information. Each description of a medical condition is also linked to a page containing information written in nontechnical language for patients.

Author(s): Harold E. Cross MD, PhD

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Ophthalmology Grand Rounds

This note explains the following topics: Peters Anomaly, Eales Disease, Candida, Sjogren's Syndrome, Hansen's Disease, Uveitis-Glaucoma-Hyphema Syndrome, Siderosis Bulbi, Lattice Corneal Dystrophy, Retinoblastoma, Criswick-Schepens Syndrome, Myasthenia Gravis, Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Syndrome, Optic Nerve Hypoplasia, Usual Optic Neuritis, Idiopathic Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy.

Author(s): Tufts University

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Ophthalmic Instruments and Equipments

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Author(s): V Srinivasan and R D Thulasiraj

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Common Eye Infections

Since ocular infections are one of the most frequent occurrences in ophthalmology, the treatment for these infections must be fast, precise and effective. Clinical diagnosis of ocular infections can be confirmed by several techniques based on microbiological test of ocular samples. This guide explains about most common ocular infections and its treatment.

Author(s): Imtiaz A. Chaudhry

226 Pages