Ophthalmoscope: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
imported>Robert Badgett No edit summary |
imported>Robert Badgett No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
In [[medicine]] and the [[physical examination]], '''ophthalmoscopes''' are "devices for examining the interior of the eye, permitting the clear visualization of the structures of the eye at any depth."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> | In [[medicine]] and the [[physical examination]], '''ophthalmoscopes''' are "devices for examining the interior of the eye, permitting the clear visualization of the structures of the eye at any depth."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> | ||
Ophthalmoscopes were developed by Helmholtz in 1850.<ref name="isbn0-409-90077-X-The Origins of the History and Physical Examination">{{cite book |author=Walker HK |authorlink= |editor=Walker HK, Hall WD, Hurst JW |others= |title=Clinical methods: the history, physical, and laboratory examinations||edition= |edition=3rd|language= |publisher=Butterworths |location=London |year=1990 |origyear= |pages= |quote= |isbn=0-409-90077-X |oclc= |doi= |url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/br.fcgi?book=cm |accessdate=|chapter=The Origins of the History and Physical Examination|chapterurl=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/br.fcgi?book=cm&part=A14 }}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
Revision as of 17:19, 14 February 2009
In medicine and the physical examination, ophthalmoscopes are "devices for examining the interior of the eye, permitting the clear visualization of the structures of the eye at any depth."[1]
Ophthalmoscopes were developed by Helmholtz in 1850.[2]
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Ophthalmoscope (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Walker HK (1990). “The Origins of the History and Physical Examination”, Walker HK, Hall WD, Hurst JW: Clinical methods: the history, physical, and laboratory examinations, 3rd. London: Butterworths. ISBN 0-409-90077-X.