Identifier |
19890309_nanos_pupilaccomsympos_05 |
Title |
Accomodation in Neuro-Ophthalmology |
Creator |
Jade S. Schiffman LTC, MC |
Affiliation |
Ophthalmology Service, Letterman Army Medical Center, San Francisco |
Subject |
Accommodative Mechanism; Accommodative Machinery; Near Synkinesis; Vergence Eye Movements; Ciliary Muscle Innervation; Accommodative Excess; Accommodative Insufficiency |
Description |
Accommodation is the mechanism by which the eye can adjust to bring near objects into focus. In order to focus on a distant object, accommodation must be relaxed. This system is quite precise and its operation depends on the integrity of both central and peripheral connections. Systemic abnormalities or focal pathologic processes both may result in accommodative dysfunction which may either be excessive or insufficent. |
Date |
1989-03-09 |
Language |
eng |
Format |
application/pdf |
Type |
Text |
Source |
1989 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
Relation is Part of |
NANOS 1989: Pupil and Accomodation Symposium |
Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NANOS Annual Meeting Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/nanos-annual-meeting-collection/ |
Publisher |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
Rights Management |
Copyright 2013. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6zg9zwp |
Context URL |
The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/ |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
ID |
183164 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6zg9zwp |