Ophthalmology

The purpose of this symposium on light-coagulation is not to show the superi- ority of the argon-laser-coagulation or, on the contrary, of the classical photo- coagulation, but rather to see, if possible, which are the respective indications and contraindications for xenon-are-coagulation as well as for argon-laser- coagulation.

Until 1-1-1972 DINKHORST inserted 170 iridocapsular lenses in 158 patients.

Professor GOSTA KARPE GOSTA KARPE was born in Vadstena, Sweden, 1908.

In 1958, on the occasion of the centenary of the Koninklijk Nederlands Gasthuis voor Ooglijders at Utrecht, the Snellen medal was founded by the Board of the hospital in memory of PROF.

Each year the improvements in communication and transportation, the growing awarness that the resources of this earth are finite, the realization that the population explosion in any part of the world is a concern of all, and the increased economic interdependence of all countries, have increased importance of internationalism as opposed to nationalism.

The evaluation of diabetic retinopathy is often difficult, because the clinical picture is complex due to the mUltiplicity of symptoms.

This volume contains the papers presented at the International Symposium on Fluorescein Angiography held in Ghent, from 28 march to 1 april 1976, under the presidency of Prof.

On August 25,1976 Prof.

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The proceedings of this symposium on Medical Therapy in Glaucoma are divided in four major parts.

The need to study the corneal complications of measles was not very obvious.

Glaucoma simplex or open angle glaucoma is a slow, progressive illness with an insidious course which can lead to blindness.

Considering the high incidence of myopia - and its inherent morbidit- it may wonder that the item is dealt with only sporadically in recent literature, and almost never at international conferences.

Forty-eight eyes with massive periretinal proliferation were examined with ultrasonography.

The 4th International Visual Field Symposium of the International Perimetric Society, was held on the 13-16 April 1980 in Bristol, England,at the occasion of the 6th Congress of the European Society of Ophthalmology.

ERIK L.

This book comprises the proceedings of the first meeting of the Internatio- nal Society for Corneal Research, held in Kyoto on May 12 and 13, 1978, on the occasion of the International Congress of Ophthalmology.

The research workers at the Eye Clinic of the Medical Academy of Erfurt are proud of having been entrusted, for the second time, with the organization of the yearly ISCEV symposium.

The three most striking characteristics of the cornea are: a) Its structure or rather its perfectly regular architectonic, by virtue of which it is transparent.

When the Board of Directors of the Belgian Ophthalmological Soci- ety, in its session of November 26th 1978, asked me to prepare a report on strabismus to be presented at the joint meeting of the Dutch and Belgian Ophthalmological Societies to be held on June 13th 1981, I felt greatly honored but still more overwhelmed by the immensity of the task.

The authors of this book are busy practical men with no particular barrow to push.

This volume contains the proceedings of a work- shop entitled "e;Physiological and Pathological Aspects of Eye Movements"e; held at the Pont d'Oye Castle, Habay-Ia-Neuve, Belgium, March 27-30 1982.

Investigators and clinicians researching and applying electrophysiologic phenomena of the eye, met for the XXth Symposium of the International Society for Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision in Iowa City, Iowa, under the auspices of the University of Iowa and supported by the Department of Ophthalmology, headed by Professor Frederick C.

The 5th International Visual Field Symposium of the International Peri- metric Society was held on October 20-23, 1982, in Sacramento, California, before the joint meeting of the International Congress of Ophthalmology and the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

The European Glaucoma Society was founded in the spring of 1978 at the initiative of Drs Fran~ois, Leydhecker and Greve.

This volume contains chapters derived from a N.

This book is based on the papers presented at the Workshop on "e;Rehabilitation of the Visually Impaired"e; held in Flo- rence at the Institute for the Research on Electromagnetic Waves of the Italian Research Council on April 4-6, 1984.

Colour Vision Deficiences VIII brings together information on the latest trends in the following areas of research: -Visual effects of intense lights; -Effects of intoxications on colour vision; -Ageing and vision; -Methods of examination; -Congenital defects; -Acquired defects; -Practical aspects; -Physiological bases.

Over the past few years there have been considerable advances in our understanding of the normal development of vision and in our ability to detect and meaSl1re visual impairment in early childhood.

The Seventh International Visual Field Symposium organized by the Interna- tional Perimetric Society was held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, September 6-10,1986.

With this book, Dr.

There is perhaps no area of neuro-ophthalmology that is advancing more rapidly with respect to an understanding of its anatomy and physiology than the ocular motor system.