Anatomy of the Visual Sensory System
Anatomy of the Visual Sensory System Alfredo A. Sadun Joel S. Glaser Swaraj Bose “Those who have dissected or inspected many, have at least learned to doubt when the others,…
Neuro-Ophthalmologic Examination: The Visual Sensory System
Neuro-Ophthalmologic Examination: The Visual Sensory System Barry Skarf Joel S. Glaser Gary L. Trick We have instruments of precision in increasing numbers with which we and our hospital assistants at…
Cataract: Clinical Types
Cataract: Clinical Types Nathan G. Congdon Margaret A. Chang Paul Botelho Walter J. Stark Manuel B. Datiles III Of the various clinical types of cataracts known today, the majority are…
Medical Treatment of Cataract
Medical Treatment of Cataract Peter F. Kador J. Samuel Zigler Jr. John I. Clark Manuel B. Datiles Current estimates1 show that in the United States the direct government medical cost…
The Neuro-Ophthalmologic Case History: Elucidating the Symptoms
The Neuro-Ophthalmologic Case History: Elucidating the Symptoms Frederick E. Lepore Once again he would go over the points in the history, elucidating, elaborating. His own examination would follow—full, detailed, but…
Congenital and Inherited Cataracts
Congenital and Inherited Cataracts J. Fielding Hejtmancik Manuel B. Datiles III Congenital cataracts are a significant cause of vision loss worldwide, causing approximately one third of blindness in infants. Roughly…
Clinical Evaluation of Cataracts*
Clinical Evaluation of Cataracts* Manuel B. Datiles III Rafat R. Ansari Careful evaluation of the lens is an essential part of a complete eye examination. Cataracts (Figs. 1, 2, 3,…
Epidemiologic Aspects of Age-Related Cataract
Epidemiologic Aspects of Age-Related Cataract Sheila K. West MAGNITUDE OF THE BURDEN OF CATARACT Cataract is the most common cause of blindness in the world.1 An estimated 17 million persons…
Nutritional and Environmental Influences on Risk for Cataract
Nutritional and Environmental Influences on Risk for Cataract Allen Taylor The number of associations between nutriture and eye lens cataract has burgeoned in the past decade, inspired in part by…
Pathogenesis of Cataracts
Pathogenesis of Cataracts J. Samuel Zigler Jr. Manuel B. Datiles III Introduction The primary functions of the ocular lens are to transmit incident light and to focus it on the…
