Correspondence: Kenya Yuki Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University school of Medicine, 35 shinanomachi, shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan Tel +81 3 3353 1211 ext. 62402 Fax +81 3 3359 8302 email [email protected] Purpose: To determine the free fatty acid levels in the sera of patients with normal-tension glaucoma and compare it with that of normal controls. Methods: Forty-four cons...

Slovenian ophthalmology developed much at the same time as in the rest of the Central Europe). The first Slovenian ophthalmologist was Dr Ludvik Grbec (1805%emdash;1880). The first Slovenian eye department was established within the Ljubljana civil hospital in 1890, and initially counted 34 hospital beds. Under Dr Emil Bock, the department grew to 120 beds by 1916 and saw a number of surgical p...

This latest book from the pen of Col. Elliot is a very valuable one. and should be in the hands of every practitioner at all interested in eye disease in the tropics. It is the first book' of its kind published, and contains not only the results of the valuable experience of Col. Elliot, but also a mass of information hitherto only available in journals, many of them foreign, and inaccessible t...

The horse has a total visual field of nearly 360°, meaning a horse can just about see its tail with its head pointed forward. A small frontal binocular field of 65° is present. The horse retina is adapted for detection of movement because it contains significant numbers of large-diameter ganglion cells. The nasal extension of the retina, the laterality of the eyes, and the horizontal pupil faci...

Proper diagnosis starts with the doctor-patient relationship. A careful examination and history will lead to a focused diagnosis of dry eye and a treatment plan that encourages patient compliance. Patients may not be aware of dry eye but may complain of symptoms. Patients may notice changes in symptoms at different times of day, or with different visual tasks and environmental conditions. Dry e...

1 Professor of Ophthalmology, Isfahan Eye Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. Isfahan, Iran. 2 Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Isfahan Eye Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. Isfahan, Iran. 3 Resident of Ophthalmology, Isfahan Eye Research Center And Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. Isfahan, I...

Vicente Victor D Ocampo, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Ophthalmology, Asian Hospital and Medical Center, Philippines C Stephen Foster, MD, FACS, FACR, FAAO, Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School; Consulting Staff, Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary; Founder and President, Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation, Massachusetts Eye Resear...

From the ‡Molecular Cardiology Research Institute, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, the ¶Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, the Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, and the **Department of Ophthalmology, Program in G...