The Use of Electrotherapeutics in Ophthalmology
| Autor: | Mark J. Mannis, Kieu Yen Luu, Min Zhao |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
History Electrotherapeutics genetic structures Eye Diseases Clinical Sciences Electric Stimulation Therapy 18th Century Eye Ophthalmology & Optometry History 18th Century History 21st Century Article Ancient History 17th Century 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Opthalmology and Optometry Ophthalmology medicine Humans Prospective Studies 16th Century Eye Disease and Disorders of Vision History Ancient 030304 developmental biology History 15th Century 0303 health sciences 19th Century Modalities Extramural Historical Article History 19th Century History 20th Century 21st Century History Medieval Visual Prosthesis 15th Century 20th Century History 16th Century 030221 ophthalmology & optometry Public Health and Health Services 17th Century Medieval |
| Zdroj: | Am J Ophthalmol |
| ISSN: | 1879-1891 |
| Popis: | Purpose To present a perspective on the use of electrotherapeutics in the history of ophthalmology along with the development of novel contemporary ophthalmic instrumentation. Design Perspective study. Methods We reviewed historical journals, articles, and books discussing the use of electricity and electrotherapeutics in ophthalmology. Results Electrotherapeutic applications have been researched and used to treat ocular diseases as far back as the 18th century. By the 20th century, research in electrotherapeutics in ophthalmology had caught the eye of Edward Jackson, the first president of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology and first editor of the present (third) series American Journal of Ophthalmology. Edward Jackson published an extensive review on this topic and reported a variety of modalities used to treat ocular diseases. Conclusions While many early therapeutic uses of electricity did not produce effective and replicable results, studies on electrical stimulation of the eye provided the foundation for the development of clinically significant vision enhancing and restoring instrumentation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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