Discusses the structure and function of the cornea and external eye and reviews relevant examination techniques. This section discusses infectious and ocular surface diseases and disorders surgery of the ocular surface immune-mediated and neoplastic disorders and cong... Lees meer.

Provides a comprehensive discussion of glaucoma including epidemiology and the social and economic impacts of the disease hereditary and genetic factors intraocular pressure and aqueous humor dynamics and clinical evaluation and surgical therapy. Section 10 of th... Lees meer.

The first behind-the-scenes history of the organization behind the Academy Awards. For all the near-fanatic attention brought each year to the Academy Awards the organization that dispenses those awards the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has yet to be unde... Lees meer.

Provides a thorough yet concise update on all areas of medicine. This volume overs systemic medical conditions most likely to affect ophthalmic patients such as infectious metabolic neurologic and cardiovascular diseases cancer and rheumatic and endocrine disorde... Lees meer.

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Brian Clegg tells the extraordinary story of the pioneer of photography Eadweard Muybridge. Eadweard Muybridge s extraordinary personal story has all the ingredients of drama. He was born in the English suburbs and set out to seek adventure and fortune in the Amer... Lees meer.

Experts estimate that as many as 98 000 people die in any given year from medical errors that occur in hospitals. That s more than die from motor vehicle accidents breast cancer or AIDS - three causes that receive far more public attention. Indeed more people die ann... Lees meer.

How Students Learn. History in the Classroom builds on the discoveries detailed in the best-selling How People Learn. Now these findings are presented in a way that teachers can use immediately to revitalize their work in the classroom for even greater effectiveness.... Lees meer.

Offers an overview of the retina and its relationship to the pigment epithelium choroid and vitreous plus discusses the major retinal disorders covers specific diseases and trauma to the posterior segment and provides appropriate diagnostic techniques and provides ke... Lees meer.

Keep your ophthalmic knowledge current with the Academy s 2016-2017 Basic and Clinical Science Course BCSC . BCSC is the most extensive compilation of ophthalmic scientific research and clinical experience and it is continually updated by a faculty of more than 80 exp... Lees meer.

Part 5 of the series The Science of Sailing has been allotted to four distinct topics. The first of these is associated with force- and moment equilibrium and free moments the basis for the calculation of the performance of sailing craft. The second deals with the lif... Lees meer.

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The integration of biology genomics and health has opened the possibility of applying genomics technology to nutrition. In 2001 scientists associated with the Human Genome Project announced the successful mapping of the reference sequence of the human genome. Since t... Lees meer.

Improved Seismic Monitoring. Improved Decision-Making describes and assesses the varied economic benefits potentially derived from modernizing and expanding seismic monitoring activities in the United States. These benefits include more effective loss avoidance regulat... Lees meer.

For centuries scientists have dreamt of discovering an underlying unity to nature. Science now offers powerful explanations for both the dazzling diversity and striking similarities seen in the living world. Life is complicated. It is truly the aEUROoeentangled bankaEU... Lees meer.