?Myopia is an error of refraction, due to elongation of the-yeball, and its conditions vary with its degree. When it does n?t exceed four or five dioptres it is of little disadvantage, excePt to those who wish to enter the public services, or whose 0ccupations require particularly good far vision ; but as the amount increases, it causes more and more damage to the 'gnt, until in its high degree...

At a recent meeting of the Ophthalmological Society held in Edinburgh,2 Sydney Stephenson read a most instructive paper on the subject of the " spirochaeta pallida in relation to the syphilitic affections of the eye. He prefers to call the organism of Schaudinn by its newer name of treponema pallidum, which organism has now been found in all forms and stages of syphilis, whether acquired or inh...

background: training of pediatric residents is a dynamic process which should be changed as the nature and epidemiology of pediatric diseases change. in this study, we compared the training program of the pediatric residents with the disorders of the pediatric patients who had referred to pediatric offices. methods: the study was conducted in pediatric offices in shiraz, south of iran. the main...

THIS new textbook, which is based on the current teaching and practice of Moorfields Eye Hospital and its academic offspring, the Institute of Ophthalmology in London, will be welcomed by all those whose interest is in acquiring a thorough basic knowledge of the subject. The field to be covered is extensive and the result is that discursive forays and elegant elaborations have been eschewed. Th...

corneal, cataract, and refractive surgery. Dr. Lindstrom graduated from Wayzata High School in Wayzata, Minnesota and attended the University of Minnesota, where he graduated magna cum laude from the College of Liberal Arts in 1971. He obtained his Doctor of Medicine in August 1972, as well as a Bachelor of Science. He then performed 6 months of full-time research at the University of Minnesota...

iran enjoys a glorious history in medicine, ophthalmology and optics and has introduced several great physicians and ophthalmologists to the world. the history of ophthalmology dates back to 6000 years ago; unfortunately we have no manuscripts or petrographies from those eras. the oldest document about ophthalmic diseases can be found in avesta. furthermore, as early as 1600 years ago, genta sh...