Author: Robert AtwanPublisher: Bedford/st Martins
ISBN: 9780312435035
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Convergences + IX Visual Exercises + Getting the Picture
Author: Robert AtwanPublisher: Bedford/st Martins
ISBN: 9780312435035
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Everything that Rises
Author: Lawrence WeschlerPublisher: McSweeney's
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
From a cuneiform tablet to a Chicago prison, from the depths of the cosmos to the text on our T-shirts, Lawrence Weschler finds strange connections wherever he looks. The farther one travels (through geography, through art, through science, through time), the more everything seems to converge -- at least, it does if you're looking through Weschler's giddy, brilliant eyes. Weschler combines his keen insights into art, his years of experience as a chronicler of the fall of Communism, and his triumphs and failures as the father of a teenage girl into a series of essays sure to illuminate, educate, and astound.
Fixing My Gaze
Author: Susan R. BarryPublisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 078674474X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
A revelatory account of the brain's capacity for change When neuroscientist Susan Barry was fifty years old, she experienced the sense of immersion in a three dimensional world for the first time. Skyscrapers on street corners appeared to loom out toward her like the bows of giant ships. Tree branches projected upward and outward, enclosing and commanding palpable volumes of space. Leaves created intricate mosaics in 3D. Barry had been cross-eyed and stereoblind since early infancy. After half a century of perceiving her surroundings as flat and compressed, on that day she saw the city of Manhattan in stereo depth for first time in her life. As a neuroscientist, she understood just how extraordinary this transformation was, not only for herself but for the scientific understanding of the human brain. Scientists have long believed that the brain is malleable only during a "critical period" in early childhood. According to this theory, Barry's brain had organized itself when she was a baby to avoid double vision - and there was no way to rewire it as an adult. But Barry found an optometrist who prescribed a little-known program of vision therapy; after intensive training, Barry was ultimately able to accomplish what other scientists and even she herself had once considered impossible. Dubbed "Stereo Sue" by renowned neurologist Oliver Sacks, Susan Barry tells her own remarkable journey and celebrates the joyous pleasure of our senses.
Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology
Author: Valerie C ScanlonPublisher: F.A. Davis
ISBN: 0803643756
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 697
Book Description
Leading the way for nearly 25 years with unsurpassed clarity, content, and completeness. A student-friendly writing style, superb art program, a wealth of learning opportunities in every chapter, and online activities instill confidence every step of the way. It’s the perfect introduction to the world of anatomy.
Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
Author: Kenneth W. WrightPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 0387217533
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 1091
Book Description
to the Second Edition here have been significant changes in pediatric Chapter 56 by Maya Eibschitz-Tsimhoni, MD, is a T ophthalmology and strabismus since the first wonderful contribution to the literature, as it reviews edition. Great effort has gone into incorporat 235 important ocular disorders that have systemic ing recent advances into this second edition. Each manifestations, and it includes a detailed glossary of chapter in the book has been revised, and over half of terms. them have been completely rewritten. In addition to As with the first edition, our goal is to present a updating and revising the entire book, we have added comprehensive textbook of pediatric ophthalmology three new chapters: Chapter 7 on electrophysiology and strabismus written in a clear, reader-friendly style. and the eye, Chapter 1 7 on strabismus surgery, and Our hope is that the readerwill find the second edi Chapter 56 on congenital syndromes with ocular man tion of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus to ifestations. Chapter 17 is the definitive work on pedi be scientifically informative, clinically useful, and en atric ocular electrophysiology, bar none, and was fin joyable to read. ished just weeks before the untimely death of its author, Dr. Tony Kriss (see tribute in Chapter 17).
The Refractionist
Author: The Lancet
Author: Wood's Medical and surgical monographs. v.9, 1891
Author: The Key to Sight Testing
Author: Harry L. TaylorPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Eyeglasses
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Ophthalmology
Author: Louis ProbstPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1040139426
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 558
Book Description
Ophthalmology: Clinical and Surgical Principles is a comprehensive, yet, accessible guide to medical and surgical ophthalmology that succinctly addresses the diagnosis and treatment of all major diseases of the eye. Louis E. Probst, Julie H. Tsai, and George Goodman, along with the 16 world expert subspecialty contributors, have organized the concise, clinically focused, and user-friendly chapters by subspecialty and include the indications, techniques, and complications of common ophthalmic surgical procedures. This attentive chapter organization reflects the way modern-day ophthalmology is practiced. Ophthalmology: Clinical and Surgical Principles delivers practical emphasis, allowing the reader to apply the information into a clinical setting. Residents will additionally benefit from the surgical options discussed for specific disorders. Features:• More than 400 high-quality diagrams, figures, and color photographs. • Diagrams, tables, and figures to facilitate comparisons and assimilation of the information. • References to provide a starting point for further study and research. • Study questions at the conclusion of each chapter to allow readers to test their knowledge and prepare for important examinations. Ophthalmology: Clinical and Surgical Principles is comprehensive and practical enough to be a complete resource for the ophthalmologist, ophthalmology resident, optometrist, as well as family physicians, medical students, and ophthalmic technician.