Eye tonometry is one of the leading methods used in the patient with ophthalmopathology checkup. The first tonometer acceptable for clinical practice was designed and described in 1884 by A.N.Maklakov [2]. The tonometers introduced earlier had serious drawbacks and were not used in clinical practice. Before this the intraocular pressure (IOP) was evaluated only approximately with the help of ey...

Abstract The teaching of medicine is in a state flux. New technologies enable students to learn faster and more efficiently than ever before. Especially the possibilities that augmented reality brings with it can be applied very well this field. possibility project additional information directly into user’s field vision allows him perceive knowledge without being distracted from actual work. I...

Overall, the idea is good and the DVD is helpful. However, there are some critiques which should be highlighted. In general terms, there is only one camera angle for each examination. At times, it is impossible to see precisely how certain parts of the examination are being conducted. For example, in the palpation of the distal arteries, and palpation of the liver. This critique aside, overall,...

In this paper we investigate the relation between lateral crossbite disorders and the sounds generated by the Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ). TMJ vibrations are recorded clinically by palpation and auscultation and also electronically by accelerometers. TMJ signals are filtered, amplified, digitized and stored on a computer. Based on joint time-frequency moments calculated from evolutionary spec...

The epididymis is the most common source of acute and chronic scrotal pain in the outpatient setting, yet there are no standardized methods for proper palpation of this organ. We describe a novel scrotal examination technique that is reproducible and easy to learn. Our technique utilizes a maneuver we call testicular 'framing', and in our experience this maneuver almost invariably leads to prop...

Overall, the idea is good and the DVD is helpful. However, there are some critiques which should be highlighted. In general terms, there is only one camera angle for each examination. At times, it is impossible to see precisely how certain parts of the examination are being conducted. For example, in the palpation of the distal arteries, and palpation of the liver. This critique aside, overall,...

Virtual reality surgery simulation can provide an environment for the safe training of medical interventions. In many of these interventions palpation of target organs is common to search for certain anatomical structures in a first step. We present a method for visuohaptic simulation with tissue deformation caused by palpation solely based on CT data of a patient. Generation of haptic force fe...