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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> | 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> | ||
The first opthalmoscopes were magnifying mirrors, placed over the examiner's eye and illuminated by an external light source. Modern opthalmoscopes contain a light source. General-purpose opthalmoscopes may be built as viewing heads that can be interchanged with [[otoscope]]s and other viewing instruments, using the same handheld power supply, which serves as the handle. | |||
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Revision as of 17:25, 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]
The first opthalmoscopes were magnifying mirrors, placed over the examiner's eye and illuminated by an external light source. Modern opthalmoscopes contain a light source. General-purpose opthalmoscopes may be built as viewing heads that can be interchanged with otoscopes and other viewing instruments, using the same handheld power supply, which serves as the handle.
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.