HETEROPHORIA AND NEUROSIS IN FLYING PERSONNEL

Atrial Fibrillation in Flying Personnel.

MOST DATA on atrial fibrillation are from populations with heart disease.1 2 The opportunity to evaluate its etiology, significance, and prognosis in a relatively healthy population is rare. This report of 60 cases of atrial fibrillation from the United States Air Force flying population presents the factors related to the onset of atrial fibrillation, the available follow-up information, and t...

Keratoconus in USAF flying personnel.

Psychological Disorders in Flying Personnel of the Royal Air Force

This publication consists of a series of reports written mostly by Air Vice-Marshal Sir C. S. Symonds and Wing-Commander D. J. Williams, separately or together, with a few by Squadron-Leader D. D. Reid, together with critical evaluations by Professor A. Bradford Hill and Wing-Commander Williams on the reliability of psychiatric opinion. The wealth of material presented is enormous; the painstak...

Etiology of Heterophoria and Heterotropia

In heterophoria there is a relative deviation of the visual axes held in check by the fusion mechanism, whereas in heterotropia there is a manifest deviation of the visual axes. The relative position of the visual axes is determined by the equilibrium or disequilibrium of forces that keep the eyes properly aligned and of forces that disrupt this alignment. Clearly, the fusion mechanism and its ...

Viruses, neurosis and fatigue.

The evidence for viral infections as a cause of anxiety, depression and fatigue is reviewed. It is argued that in order to fully understand any proposed relationship the effects of psychosocial factors on immunity, convalescence and illness behaviour must be acknowledged.