Identifier |
19890309_nanos_pupilaccomsympos_02 |
Title |
Why Are There No RAPD in Unilateral Cataracts? |
Creator |
Alfredo A. Sadun; James J. Corbett; H. Stanley Thompson |
Affiliation |
(AAS) Flora L. Thornton Chair, Professor of Ophthalmology and Neurological Surgery, Keck School of Medicine at USC |
Subject |
Unilateral Cataract; Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect; Brightness Compensation; Cyroextraction |
Description |
Galen of Pergamon suggested that a patient with cataracts should have his pupil sizes evaluated in bright sunlight. He described how alternate ocular occlusion could be used to prognosticate cataract surgery (couching). In the next 1,500 years many other physicians noted that moderate opacities of the cornea or lens could have a profound effect on visual acuity but would not produce a relative afferent pupillary defect (RAPD). |
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: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu |
Publisher |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
Holding Institution |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416 |
Rights Management |
Copyright 2013. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s68s7wmd |
Context URL |
The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/ |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
ID |
183177 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s68s7wmd |