American Journal Of Ophthalmology Research Articles

Ketamine anaesthesia for radiotherapy in small children.

Ketamine anaesthesia for radiotherapy in small children.

TREPONEMES OR GLASS?

To the Editor. —In reference to the article entitled Uveitis and Intraocular Treponemes by Randolph Whitfield, MD, and Emil Wirostko, MD, ( Arch Ophthal 84 :12-15, 1970), I would like to point out the similarity between the treponemes shown in their photomicrograph and what we have termed in our article Treponema-like Forms and Artifacts by Ernesto N. Rios Montenegro, MD, William G. Nicol, MD, and J. Lawton Smith, MD, in the American Journal of Ophthalmology ( 68 :197-205, 1969). The small-corkscrew-like form in the upper right hand corner of their photomicrograph on page 14 is what I consider a typical glass shaving. This can be most easily seen if their photomicrograph is compared carefully to Fig 4 to 6 in our article. Glass shavings do not show true fluorescence in a fluorescent antibody darkfield preparation, but their mild bluish or greenish color can be confused easily with true fluorescence. Whitfield

EFFERENT INNERVATION

<h3>To the Editor.</h3> —In their recent paper on "Efferent Innervation of the Retina" in theArchives(<b>80</b>:98-103 [July] 1968), F. M. Honrubia, MD, and J. H. Elliott, MD, stated that "... Wolter described fibers ending in the wall of small retinal vessels which he felt were centrifugal in orientation; however, with his techniques he was not able to conclusively demonstrate the intraretinal course or pattern which these fibers take prior to their termination." The authors have failed to observe that seven years ago I demonstrated the same type of centrifugal nerves in the human retina, which they now rediscovered. Figure 13 of my paper on "Diabetic Retinopathy" in the<i>American Journal of Ophthalmology</i>(<b>51</b>:1123 [May] 1961) shows an example of such a centrifugal nerve and its branchings away from the disc. In addition to the description of this example of a normal centrifugal nerve, my paper also contains pathologic

ROVING RING SCOTOMA

<h3>To the Editor:</h3> —The readers of theArchiveswho do more and more cataract surgery, need accurate papers and lectures in helping them to understand both the transient and permanent problems of the spectacle-corrected aphake. Therefore, would you please allow me to call attention to several misleading inaccuracies and very important omissions regarding the so-called "ring scotoma" of high-plus (aphakic) spectacle lenses in the recent paper on "Spectacle Correction of Aphakia" by Dr. Paul Boeder in the December, 1962, issue of theArchives of Ophthalmology?¹ This blind area in the field of view does not "cover approximately 10°" as Dr. Boeder stated for a +12.00 D 44 mm diameter lens. Perhaps Dr. Boeder and those interested in the subject would benefit from a recent paper in the July, 1961, issue of the<i>American Journal of Ophthalmology</i>, entitled "The Roving Ring Scotoma with Its Jack-in-the-Box Phenomenon of Strong-Plus (Aphakic) Spectacle

OCULAR TENSION AFTER CATARACT EXTRACTION

To the Editor: —I have read with great pleasure the very interesting paper Intraocular Pressure Following Cataract Extraction by Drs. Galin, Baras, and Perry (Arch. Ophthal. 66:80, 1961). It seems to be the first work to be published on such early tensional measurements after cataract surgery and would seem to do away with the ciliary body shock concept prevailing up to now. I would like, however, to take exception to the authors' fears about using a Schiotz tonometer for the measurement of the early postoperative tension after cataract extraction, as well as to their assumption that these readings would be misleading because of a supposedly proved diminution in scleral rigidity after cataract surgery. In a paper read in November, 1960, at the Quintas Jornadas Chilenas de Oftalmologia (to be published in the American Journal of Ophthalmology ), I reported on the Schiotz tonometric readings in 50 cataract patients, carried out

All-acrylic anterior chamber implants. New developments and uses.

Introduction The story of artificial intraocular lenses and implants started with Harold Ridley's invention of the posterior chamber lens in 1950. 1 From this brilliant and courageous concept arose Strampelli's anterior chamber implant of 1953. When I started work on this problem in 1956 my first efforts were directed toward making Strampelli's technique as safe as possible. This involved making several changes in his original design. Two years later I was able to report to the Ophthalmological Society of the United Kingdom 2 my experience with the first 60 cases of uniocular aphakia treated with a modified Strampelli implant. The American Journal of Ophthalmology in its March, 1960 number, published an account of my first 111 cases of uniocular aphakia. 3 This paper gave details of preoperative management, operative technique, postoperative care, and complications. It also gave my reasons for preferring the rigid all Perspex (polymethyl methacrylate) anterior chamber implant

Research in Review

“Patients’ Acceptance of Microlenses,” by Richard A. Westsmith, M.D. American Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol. 46, No. 6, December 1958, pp. 869–72.

RETINAL DETACHMENT SURGERY: AN ENFOLDING OF THE SCLERA

<h3>To the Editor:</h3> —In the August, 1958, issue of the A. M. A.Archives of Ophthalmology(60:247, 1958), Dr. James S. Shipman, in his article entitled Retinal Detachment Surgery: An Enfolding of the Sclera," described a modification of scleral shortening. He states as follows: "In my modification two incisions are made instead of one...." He then goes on to say, "The incisions are now carried deeper through the outer three-fourths of the scleral coat. The anterior and posterior edges of the two incisions are then undermined for about 1 mm., leaving the strip of full thickness of sclera between." Actually, this is the procedure of "Lamellar Undermining," described by me together with my late colleague, Dr. Karl Rubner, in the<i>American Journal of Ophthalmology</i>(41:633 [April] 1956). In this article, we gave full credit to Mueller, Lindner, Dellaporta, Blaskovicz, Paufique, and Hugonnier, as well as Schepens, for their contributions in

Osteopetrosis Associated with Rickets and Scurvy

Osteopetrosis Associated with Rickets and ScurvyE. H. Back and W. R. ColeE. H. BackUniversity College Hospital of the West Indies, JamaicaSearch for more papers by this author and W. R. ColeUniversity College Hospital of the West Indies, JamaicaSearch for more papers by this authorPublished Online:28 Jan 2014https://doi.org/10.1259/0007-1285-31-372-709SectionsPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail AboutAbstractA case of Albers Schonberg disease complicated by subclinical rickets and scurvy is described. This combination in a negro child has not been previously described. Previous article Next article FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited byAutosomal Recessive OsteopetrosisAnnals of Saudi Medicine, Vol. 14, No. 2Two cases of pycnodysostosis (the malady of Toulouse-Lautrec).Postgraduate Medical Journal, Vol. 45, No. 528Bone sclerosis in infancyPostgraduate Medical Journal, Vol. 44, No. 518Osteopetrosis*American Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol. 58, No. 4Osteopetrosis with Multiple Epiphyseal DysplasiaP. E. S. Palmer28 January 2014 | The British Journal of Radiology, Vol. 33, No. 391 Volume 31, Issue 372December 1958Pages: 645-716 © The British Institute of Radiology History Published onlineJanuary 28,2014 Metrics Download PDF

CERTIFICATE IN OPHTHALMIC SURGERY

To the Editor: —The creation of a Certificate of Ophthalmic Surgery by the American Board of Ophthalmology has been announced in the American Journal of Ophthalmology and in the A. M. A.Archives of Ophthalmology(March, 1957, page 476). The following are some thoughts concerning this announcement. The proposal to create a certification in Ophthalmic Surgery contains several unfavorable aspects. First, it will lower the prestige of the American Board of Ophthalmology. Second, it will brand as surgically incompetent all ophthalmologists who fail to possess this certificate. The requirements for certification in ophthalmic surgery will be extremely difficult to obtain in areas of smaller population. There are many specialists certified by the Board practicing today in areas in which neither the surgical volume nor the necessary certified colleagues are easily available. This, of necessity, may prevent them from obtaining certification and will indirectly and unjustly brand these men as incompetent

Marcus Gunn phenomenon following squint and ptosis surgery; definition and review.

Marcus Gunn, 1 in 1883, published in the Transactions of the Ophthalmological Society of the United Kingdom , a case of Congenital ptosis with peculiar associated movements of the affected lid. Earlier summaries of case reports were made by Sinclair, 2 in 1895 (32 cases) and Villard, 3 in 1925 (93 cases). Grant 4 reviewed the literature and published the 101st case in 1936. Falls, Kruse, and Cotterman 5 published a good summary in the American Journal of Ophthalmology in 1949. They collected 115 published cases. Spaeth, 6 in 1947, found 2 cases in 100 consecutive ptosis cases; to other authors this has appeared an unusually high incidence. Kanter, 7 in 1955, reports eight cases, of which six were typical. The Marcus Gunn phenomenon is often referred to as the jaw-winking phenomenon. This is inaccurate, because it is not a wink but a lid retraction. Clinical Picture The typical case is

Dysplasia epiphysialis punctata.

Dysplasia Epiphysialis PunctataJean M. Sheach and J. H. MiddlemissJean M. SheachDepartment of Radiology, United Bristol HospitalsSearch for more papers by this author and J. H. MiddlemissDepartment of Radiology, United Bristol HospitalsSearch for more papers by this authorPublished Online:28 Jan 2014https://doi.org/10.1259/0007-1285-29-338-111SectionsPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail AboutAbstractThe clinical course, radiological appearances and postmortem findings of a case of dysplasia epiphysialis punctata are described. Previous article Next article FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited byChondrodysplasia Punctata (Conradi Disease)International Journal of Dermatology, Vol. 29, No. 7Chondrodysplasia punctata — Rhizomelic formEuropean Journal of Pediatrics, Vol. 123, No. 2Birth Defects Involving the SpineOrthopedic Clinics of North America, Vol. 7, No. 2Heterogeneity of Chondrodysplasia punctataHuman Genetics, Vol. 11, No. 3Chondroangiopathia calcarea seu punctataA Case of Chondrodystrophia Calcificans CongenitaArchives of Disease in Childhood, Vol. 38, No. 202Syndromes with Congenital Cataract*American Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol. 52, No. 2 Volume 29, Issue 338February 1956Pages: 65-120 © The British Institute of Radiology History Published onlineJanuary 28,2014 Metrics Download PDF

Brain volume and cerebrospinal fluid pressure during hypothermia.

Brain volume and cerebrospinal fluid pressure during hypothermia.

Some effects of lysergic acid diethylamide and bufotenine on electrical activity in the cat's visual system.

Some effects of lysergic acid diethylamide and bufotenine on electrical activity in the cat's visual system.

INTRAOCULAR PENETRATION OF LOCAL HYDROCORTISONE AND CORTISONE

To the Editor: —Weimar and Leopold, in a very constructive article in the November, 1954, issue of theArchives, point out that acetate injected subconjunctivally did not penetrate the eye in high levels, with the test employed. In my article in the American Journal of Ophthalmology in April, 1954, it was pointed out that hydrocortisone acetate was inferior to the free-alcohol form of in the treatment of eye disease by subconjunctival injection. A combination of the acetate and free-alcohol form of has proven very satisfactory. Experience with systemic indicates a superiority over cortisone in intraocular inflammations. Peculiarly enough, acetate has a marked superiority over the virtually inactive cortisone acetate when employed as an ointment in the treatment of dermatological conditions of the skin or mucous membranes. The inferiority of acetate to cortisone acetate by subconjunctival injection may be due to one of many

Effect of high oxygen concentrations on eyes of newborn mice.

ArticleEffect of High Oxygen Concentrations on Eyes of Newborn MiceRebeca Gerschman, Perry W. Nadig, Albert C. Snell JR., and Sylvanus W. NyeRebeca GerschmanFrom the Departments of Physiology and Surgery, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, Perry W. NadigFrom the Departments of Physiology and Surgery, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, Albert C. Snell JR.From the Departments of Physiology and Surgery, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, and Sylvanus W. NyeFrom the Departments of Physiology and Surgery, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New YorkPublished Online:01 Oct 1954https://doi.org/10.1152/ajplegacy.1954.179.1.115MoreSectionsPDF (866 KB)Download PDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesGet permissionsTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInEmailWeChat Previous Back to Top Next Download PDF FiguresReferencesRelatedInformationCited ByHIF-1α and HIF-2α redundantly promote retinal neovascularization in patients with ischemic retinal disease15 June 2021 | Journal of Clinical Investigation, Vol. 131, No. 12Animal Models of Retinopathy of Prematurity19 January 2021Delayed Onset of Retinopathy of Prematurity Associated With Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Pearson SyndromeJournal of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus, Vol. 56The Central Role of Amino Acids in Cancer Redox Homeostasis: Vulnerability Points of the Cancer Redox Code21 December 2017 | Frontiers in Oncology, Vol. 7Models of Oxygen Induced Retinopathy in Rodents13 May 2016Bevacizumab Revisited: Its Use in Different Mouse Models of Ocular Pathologies12 August 2014 | Current Eye Research, Vol. 40, No. 6Effect of decreasing target oxygen saturation on retinopathy of prematurityJournal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Vol. 14, No. 5Role of iodine in antioxidant defence in thyroid and breast diseaseBioFactors, Vol. 19, No. 3-4An elevated level of copper zinc superoxide dismutase fails to prevent oxygen induced retinopathy in mice.British Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol. 80, No. 5Rebeca Gerschman: A personal remembranceFree Radical Biology and Medicine, Vol. 21, No. 1Oxygen-induced retinopathy in the newborn rat: a scoring system for the evaluation of retinal vascular changesDocumenta Ophthalmologica, Vol. 76, No. 3The mouse model of oxygen-induced retinopathy: A suitable animal model for angiogenesis researchDocumenta Ophthalmologica, Vol. 74, No. 3Pulmonary Oxygen ToxicityRetinopathy of Prematurity and the Role of OxygenMarc Amsler, 1891-1968.British Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol. 52, No. 7BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF OXYGENDie retrolentale FibroplasieOxygen Studies in Retrolental Fibroplasia*American Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol. 44, No. 4Experimental Approach to the Pathogenesis of Retrolental Fibroplasia VIII. The Production of Irreversible, Severe Eye Changes through Intense and Prolonged Oxygen Exposure in MiceActa Paediatrica, Vol. 45, No. 5Experimental Approach to the Pathogenesis of Retrolental Fibroplasia VI. The Influence of the Oxygen Concentration on the Oxygen-Induced Changes in the Mouse EyeActa Paediatrica, Vol. 45, No. 3Experimental Approach to the Pathogenesis of Retrolental Fibroplasia*American Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol. 41, No. 4Experimental Approach to the Pathogenesis of Retrolental Fibroplasia. V. The Influence of the State of Nutrition on Oxygen-Induced Changes in the Mouse Eye.Acta Paediatrica, Vol. 45, No. 1Chapter I: Physical Growth30 June 2016 | Review of Educational Research, Vol. 25, No. 5Sauerstoff-IntoxikationKlinische Wochenschrift, Vol. 33, No. 19-20 More from this issue > Volume 179Issue 1October 1954Pages 115-118 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 1954 by American Physiological Societyhttps://doi.org/10.1152/ajplegacy.1954.179.1.115PubMed13207397History Received 5 March 1954 Published online 1 October 1954 Published in print 1 October 1954 Metrics

Excretion of urea, sodium, potassium and chloride in human tears.

Excretion of urea, sodium, potassium and chloride in human tears.

Editorial

BEGINNING with the July 1950 issue, theArchiveswill institute a new department—Annual Reviews—and will eliminate the abstracts from Current Literature. The coverage of abstracts in ophthalmology in the English language is now more than adequate, both in this country and abroad. Section XII of<i>Excerpta medica and Ophthalmic Literature</i>, both relatively recent publications, extend further the excellent coverage of the field by the<i>American Journal of Ophthalmology</i>. It has seemed advisable, therefore, to the Editorial Board of theArchivesto eliminate duplication and to use the space, which is now fast becoming a scarce commodity, for other valuable material. The colossal growth of all phases of ophthalmology during the last twenty years in both the clinical and the experimental field makes it impossible for the reader to keep abreast of the times without some process of condensation. The menstruum in which the potent principles are offered is of such

MECHANICS OF INTRACAPSULAR CATARACT EXTRACTION

846 ARCHIVES OF OPHTHALMOLOGY To the Editor: —For the benefit of those who read the paper entitled Mechanics of Intracapsular Cataract Extraction, by Dr. David O. Harrington, published in the July 1949 issue of theArchives, I wish to call attention to a slight error. He credits Horner with the introduction of lid sutures in the cataract operation. Evidently he had overlooked my paper read at the meeting of the Chicago Ophthalmological Society in January 1934, and published in the American Journal of Ophthalmology in September 1934, from which the following paragraph is quoted: Upper-lid sutures (fig. 1). Two are used, spaced in the middle of each half of the upper lid. They include the skin only and are placed just above the lash line. The ends are arranged to give an even lift and grasped by a hemostat which is dropped over the top of the head. In many

AN EXTENSION OF THE "LAW OF DENERVATION" TO AFFERENT NEURONES

ArticlesAN EXTENSION OF THE "LAW OF DENERVATION" TO AFFERENT NEURONESCharles G. Drake, and George W. StavrakyCharles G. Drake, and George W. StavrakyPublished Online:01 May 1948https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.1948.11.3.229MoreSectionsPDF (2 MB)Download PDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesGet permissionsTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInWeChat Previous Back to Top Next Download PDF FiguresReferencesRelatedInformation Cited BySurgical Interventions Targeting the Nucleus Caudalis for Craniofacial Pain: A Systematic and Historical ReviewNeuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface, Vol. 72Dorsal Root Entry Zone Lesioning for Brachial Plexus Avulsion Injuries: Case Series and Literature Review17 November 2021 | Frontiers in Pain Research, Vol. 2Spinal and Nucleus Caudalis Dorsal Root Entry Zone Lesioning for Chronic Pain: Efficacy and OutcomesWorld Neurosurgery, Vol. 84, No. 2SPINAL AND NUCLEUS CAUDALIS DORSAL ROOT ENTRY ZONE OPERATIONS FOR CHRONIC PAINOperative Neurosurgery, Vol. 62, No. 3Early and Late Effects of Deafferentation Upon Spinal Cord Function in the Rat — an Electromyographic StudyRecovery of the hopping response after complete spinal cord transection in the catExperimental Neurology, Vol. 81, No. 3Surgical Posterior Rhizotomies for the Treatment of PainEMG changes in rat hind limb muscles following bilateral deafferentationPfl�gers Archiv European Journal of Physiology, Vol. 395, No. 3Physiological Correlates of Clinically Observed Changes in Posture and Tone Following Lesions of the Central Nervous System28 July 2009 | International Rehabilitation Medicine, Vol. 4, No. 4Reflex and locomotor changes following unilateral deafferentation of rat hind limb assessed by chronic electromyographyNeuroscience, Vol. 6, No. 2Neuronal responses to amino acid lontophoresis in the deafferented spinal trigeminal nucleusExperimental Neurology, Vol. 60, No. 3ALERTNESS, LEVEL OF ACTIVITY, AND PURPOSIVE MOVEMENT FOLLOWING SOMATOSENSORY DEAFFERENTATION IN MONKEYSAnnals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Vol. 290, No. 1 Tonic FunctioMotor Behavior Following Deafferentation in the Developing and Motorically Mature MonkeyReflex figures during asphysial rigidityExperimental Neurology, Vol. 45, No. 1Characteristics of Vestibular Neurons after Acute and Chronic Labyrinthine DestructionNeuronal hyperactivity following deafferentation of the lateral cuneate nucleusExperimental Neurology, Vol. 39, No. 1Anatomical observations on the arterial supply to the lumbosacral spinal cord of the catThe Anatomical Record, Vol. 174, No. 4Neuronal hyperactivity in experimental trigeminal deafferentationJournal of Neurosurgery, Vol. 35, No. 4Denervation hyperpathia: a convulsive syndrome of the spinal cord responsive to carbamazepine therapyJournal of Neurosurgery, Vol. 35, No. 3Zentrale SchmerzenGrowth alteration in the auditory cortex of visually deprived miceThe Journal of Comparative Neurology, Vol. 126, No. 3THE EFFECTS OF BARBITURATES ON PARTIALLY ISOLATED REGIONS OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEMCanadian Journal of Biochemistry and Physiology, Vol. 35, No. 8Elektrobiologie des StoffwechselsTHE EFFECTS OF BARBITURATES ON PARTIALLY ISOLATED REGIONS OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEMCanadian Journal of Biochemistry and Physiology, Vol. 35, No. 1The Argyll Robertson Pupillary Syndrome*American Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol. 42, No. 4Excitability changes and muscle atrophy after de-afferentation1 July 1956 | Experientia, Vol. 12, No. 7Supersensitivity of the sensory cortex following partial deafferentationElectroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology, Vol. 7, No. 3Sensitization of the Spinal Cord of the Cat to Pain-Inducing StimuliJournal of Neurosurgery, Vol. 10, No. 2Die Tätigkeit des NervensystemsA cytological study of transneuronal atrophy in the cat and rabbitThe Journal of Comparative Neurology, Vol. 94, No. 2Cybernetics as Applied to a Study of Normal and Abnormal Adjustment Mechanisms2 July 2010 | The Journal of Psychology, Vol. 30, No. 1 More from this issue > Volume 11Issue 3May 1948Pages 229-238 https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.1948.11.3.229PubMed18865012History Published online 1 May 1948 Published in print 1 May 1948 Metrics