Lesley came in again last night, near-dead. This time she has kidney failure and heart failure and pneumonia and a septic infection in her blood. So the family and Lesley and the hospital people had their meeting earlier today.” “The meeting included me as well as family in Darwin and...
which decoded the emblem as something dangerous. The iris of the eye, along with its upper and lower lid, was solid black. Layered over the pupil were ominous white letters, “C-B-S.” In my nightmare, this eye looked directly at me, ...
A technique utilizing high frequency ultrasound waves (greater than 18 000 Hz) emitted by a transducer placed near the eye. The silicone probe, which rests on the eye, is separated from the transducer by a water column to segregate the noise from the transducer. The technique is used to ma...
Bitot's spot Foamy patch found on the bulbar conjunctiva near the limbus in xerophthalmia and due to vitamin A deficiency. Syn. Bitot's patch.blind spot Physiological negative scotoma in the visual field corresponding to the head of the optic nerve. It is not seen in binocular vision, as ...
Adam stared at Paul and said, ‘Well, the doctor looked me up and down, analyzed the situation, and gave me a cane that was four inches longer than the one I had been using.’ 2. Struck Down? Ronan kept going to the ophthalmic doctor because his eye hurt and the doctor finally disc...
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intravitreal injection Injection into the eye posterior to the limbus and directed towards the vitreous. It may be used to administer medication, corticosteroids (e.g. triamcinolone), an antiviral agent (e.g. ganciclovir) in extremely severe ocular inflammations, usually of a purulent nature, to ...
A basal cell carcinoma that has caused extensive local invasion and tissue destruction, esp. on the face. The usual sites are the outer angle of the eye, near the side and on the tip of the nose, and at the hairline. SYN:SEE:Jacob ulcer ...
but he fell in love with yellow-eyed kitten. Moony needs a lot of care to stop her long hairs getting in her eyes and her nose and she needs eye drops every day. She has to have her fur cut as her condition means that her hair growth is excessive and out of control. Sometimes she...
but also in various forms such as microspheres, fibrous membranes, and nanoparticles to deliver drugs or bioactive ingredients to damaged vessels. Finally, it is anticipated that further developments in polyesters will occur in the near future, with the potential to facilitate the wider application of...