Nigel W. Daw 2006 It is ten years since the first edition of this book was written and considerable research has been done in that time. The development of vernier acuity and contour discrimination have been more carefully defined.
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Edited by Raphael Pinaud Liisa A. Tremere Peter De Weerd 2006 Light information represents the fastest and possibly the most physically complex source of physical energy processed by most mammals. All three editors share the bias that the visual system likely houses the most advanced evolutionary design for the encoding and efficient handling of sensory input.
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Editors B. Lorenz A.T.Moore 2006 In an era of increasing subspecialization pediatric ophthalmology stands out as the one area of ophthalmology where the generalist holds sway. The pediatric ophthalmologist must have a good working knowledge of general ophthalmology, have an understanding of visual development, visual electrophysiology and molecular genetics and be comfortable with dealing with children with a wide range of systemic disorders.
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Alexander Battler and Jonathan Leor 2006 Frontiers in Regenerative Medicine The human body has limited potential to rejuvenate injured organs and tissues. An old dream of scientists and physicians is to be able to rebuild “spare parts” to replace injured or diseased tissues—a notion that was once referred to as the field of science fiction. The new discipline […]
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Edited by Kenneth W. Wright Peter H. Spiegel Lisa S. Thompson 2006 Pediatric ophthalmology is a broad field encompassing many diverse topics including embryology, chromosomal abnormalities, neurology, crainio-facial abnormalities, systemic diseases, retina disease, and strabismus. This variety makes pediatric ophthalmology interesting and intellectually stimulating, but at the time somewhat daunting.
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Donald S. Fong Simon K. Law Ursula Schmidt-Erfurth Editors 2006
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Marian S. Macsai (Ed.) 2007 In any surgical field, the importance of suturing is selfevident. In eye surgery, due to the lack of elasticity of the tissues and the influence of sutures on the visual outcome, proper microsurgical suturing technique is paramount.
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Editors Rudolf F. Guthoff James A. Katowitz 2007 Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery continues to evolve as an important subspecialty dealing with a large variety of complex challenges. Despite close relationships and overlap with other surgical and nonsurgical disciplines, it has developed into a distinct identity, while also achieving a high level of patient satisfaction.
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David J. Goldberg (Ed.) 2007 A Total Approach Facial rejuvenation, once almost solely a surgical technique for the treatment of aging skin, has increasingly become a discipline involving the synergistic use of noninvasive approaches. Today, the nonsurgical approach to facial rejuvenation involves the use of a combination of lasers and laser-like technologies, used in conjunction with fillers and botulinum toxins.
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R. K. Weber, R.Keerl, S. D. Schaefer, R. C. Della Rocca (Eds.) 2007 To dry people’s eyes – that’s one of the great challenges in lacrimal surgery. Different localizations of the stenosis, lesions after tumor surgery or trauma, and epiphora in children or adults are different conditions that need various operative procedures to treat a […]
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