Our Ophthalmic Heritage

Snyder, Charles

doi:10.1001/archopht.1965.00970040135025

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“…I enjoyed the interesting and detailed article by Zegers 1 entitled "The Eyes of Johann Sebastian Bach," a story that has intrigued historians for many years. 2 I think readers would also appreciate knowing more about the eyes of George Frideric Handel, briefly mentioned in the article by Zegers.…”

Section: The Eyes Of Handelmentioning

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Error in Byline in: Evaluating Surgical Dexterity During Corneal Suturing

2006

Arch Ophthalmol

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Section: The Eyes Of Handelmentioning

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Error in Byline in: Evaluating Surgical Dexterity During Corneal Suturing

2006

Arch Ophthalmol

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“…It has been suggested that examination with candle light was responsible. 4 An alternative explanation involves deposition of “blood pigments” in the lens epithelium following intraocular hemorrhage. 5 We propose that angle closure glaucoma might explain many cases of the green pupil, as seen in photographs of this disorder ( Figures 1 – 4 ).…”

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The early history of glaucoma: the glaucous eye (800 BC to 1050 AD)

Leffler¹,

Schwartz²,

Hadi³

et al. 2015

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To the ancient Greeks, glaukos occasionally described diseased eyes, but more typically described healthy irides, which were glaucous (light blue, gray, or green). During the Hippocratic period, a pathologic glaukos pupil indicated a media opacity that was not dark. Although not emphasized by present-day ophthalmologists, the pupil in acute angle closure may appear somewhat green, as the mid-dilated pupil exposes the cataractous lens. The ancient Greeks would probably have described a (normal) green iris or (diseased) green pupil as glaukos. During the early Common Era, eye pain, a glaucous hue, pupil irregularities, and absence of light perception indicated a poor prognosis with couching. Galen associated the glaucous hue with a large, anterior, or hard crystalline lens. Medieval Arabic authors translated glaukos as zarqaa, which also commonly described light irides. Ibn Sina (otherwise known as Avicenna) wrote that the zarqaa hue could occur due to anterior prominence of the lens and could occur in an acquired manner. The disease defined by the glaucous pupil in antiquity is ultimately indeterminate, as the complete syndrome of acute angle closure was not described. Nonetheless, it is intriguing that the glaucous pupil connoted a poor prognosis, and came to be associated with a large, anterior, or hard crystalline lens.

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“…Most notably, he was the first professor of ophthalmology at Harvard. 10 In cataract surgery, he favored ether anesthesia and a single limbal suture without an iridectomy. For iritis, he depended on atropine, and he was highly influential in the abandonment of its treatment with mercury.…”

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“…9 Charles Snyder wrote an essay on Dr Williams and contacted his heirs to see if any clinical records concerning Emily Dickinson had survived, but unfortunately none came to light. 10 Emily returned home after this February visit but then came back to Boston for extended treatments and visits at his office from April until November. She stayed in Cambridge with her 2 orphaned cousins, Frances and Louise Norcross, at their boarding house.…”

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Emily Dickinson's Ophthalmic Consultation With Henry Willard Williams, MD

Blanchard¹

2012

Arch Ophthalmol

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Emily Dickinson is one of America's premier poets of the 19th century. Henry Willard Williams, MD, was one of the very first physicians to limit his practice to ophthalmology and was the established leader in his field in Boston, Massachusetts. They met during the time of the Civil War, when Emily consulted him about her ophthalmic disorder. No records of the diagnosis survive. Photophobia, aching eyes, and a restriction in her ability to work up close were her main symptoms. Iritis, exotropia, or psychiatric problems are the most frequent diagnoses offered to explain her difficulties. Rather than attempt a definitive conclusion, this article will offer an additional possibility that Dr Williams likely considered (ie, hysterical hyperaesthesia of the retina). This was a common diagnosis at that time, although it has currently faded from use.

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Our Ophthalmic Heritage

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Error in Byline in: Evaluating Surgical Dexterity During Corneal Suturing

The early history of glaucoma: the glaucous eye (800 BC to 1050 AD)

Emily Dickinson's Ophthalmic Consultation With Henry Willard Williams, MD

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