Ophthalmological Section

Depression in ophthalmological patients.

INTRODUCTION Vision is the most important sensorial part of the human information system. Visual loss leads to reduced ability to perform routine activities of daily living and can be a risk for stable mental health. AIM The aim of this cross-sectional study is to assess the incidence of depression in patients treated in an ophthalmological outpatient clinic. To our knowledge this is the firs...

Ophthalmological Complications of Favism.

To the Editorial Committee of the BRMSH JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY SIRs,-I read with interest the article of Choremis, Joannides, and Kyriakides on " Severe Ophthalmological Complications following Favism" (Brit. J. Ophthal. (1960) 44, 353). Since the authors state that "such complications were encountered for the first time and no information was found in the literature", I should like to refer ...

Some neuro-ophthalmological observations.

North of England Ophthalmological Society.

1930 Prof van der Hoeve (Leiden) 1931 H M Traquair Manchester Sheffield Leeds 1932 Dr A Magitot (Paris) 1933 W S Elder Sheffield Leeds Liverpool 1934 Harold Gjessing (Drammen, Norway) Manchester Sheffield York 1935 Charles Goulden Leeds Manchester 1936 Prof Henning Rovine (Copenhagen) Liverpool Leeds Sheffield 1937 Prof A J Ballantyne Sheffield Manchester 1938 Prof Moritz von Rohr (Jena) Sheffield

Sialidosis type I: ophthalmological findings.

Sialidosis is a lysosomal storage disease caused by deficit of neuraminidase. It is an autosomal recessive disease, heterogeneous in its onset, presentation and prognosis. We report a case of a male patient with molecular and enzymatic confirmation of the diagnosis. Symptoms began at age 26 with reduced visual acuity, bilateral cherry-red spots and later myoclonus. A brother, now deceased, had ...