These illustrations come from “Some of the Rarer Forms of Eye Disease,” G. H. Hogg, The Australasian Medical Gazette (July 20, 1899), vol. XVIII, no. 6, pp. 282-285. In A1, we see the distressing phenomenon in which a patient’s eyes turn into pinwheels and spin uncontrollably. In C, D, and E, the patient’s face adopts […]
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Dogs’ eyes resemble their owner’s’ eyes, study says
Some maintain that dogs often tend to look like their owners (and vice versa). If you subscribe to that viewpoint, you might also go on to ask – ‘Which part of the face is critical for such an impression to arise?’ This question has been tackled in new research published in the latest edition of […]
Certain questions about eye examinations in England
Investigator Adrian Smith alerts us to this pair of studies which, he says, “leaves some scope for further studies, not in England, however”: “Why don’t older adults in England go to have their eyes examined?” Darren Shickle and Marcus Griffin, Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 2014 Jan;34(1):38-45. “Why don’t younger adults in England go to have their eyes […]
Misinterpretable study title of the week: Eye Extraction
This week’s Misinterpretable Study Title of the Week is … ‘Extraction of Eyes for Facial Expression Identification of Students.’ The paper, in the International Journal of Engineering Science and Technology (IJEST), 2(7), 3024 – 3029. is authored by Dr. G.Sofia M.C.A,M.Phil.,(Ph.D) and Professor Dr. M.Mohamed Sathik, M.Sc., M.Phil., M.B.A., M.Tech., M.S., Ph.D. whom we recently featured […]
Robots and humans interact – part 1 of 3
Improbable takes a look at the RO-MAN Workshop 2012 – the 21st IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, which was held September 9-13, Paris, France. Part 1 : Avoiding a poke in the eye NOTE: No students were harmed during this experiment – conducted at the Academy for Safety Intelligence, Nagoya University, […]
There’s more to salt & pepper than meets the eye
Salt and pepper can refer to many things other than the condiments — such as films, an album, a musical group, noise, etc. (Here is a relatively comprehensive list of things salt n’ pepper.) Some of those things are medical. The eye is not an uncommon target for those who think about food while they work. […]
Your eyes look like sunflowers (or: careful with copper)
Chromium, copper, iron, manganese, molybdenum, selenium and zinc sound like the components of a sophisticated machine – indeed there are, when you consider that the human body is a machine. Below is an account of how one of these components can make parts of a person resemble a sunflower: Copper in small quantities is essential […]
Dr. Voulgari studies vulgar eyes
Nominative determination arises again, in this case where Dr. Voulgari studies vulgar eyes, points out investigator Ivan Oransky: “Corneal Melt in a Woman with Longstanding Rheumatoid Arthritis,” C. Iliou, N. Anthis, N. Tsifetaki, G. Kitsos and Paraskevi V. Voulgari [pictured here], Arthritis and Rheumatism, Epub. Oct 3, 2011. The authors are at the University of […]
I am an eye, if I am an urchin, says Sam
Biology continues to prove itself weird almost (but not quite) beyond imagining. A press release from the University of Gothenberg, Sweden, quotes scientist Sam Dupont [pictured here, with two eyes] as saying: “We argue that the entire adult sea urchin can act as a huge compound eye, and that the shadow that is cast by […]
Headline of the Day: Eyes Shoot Rays, They Say
Today’s Headline of the Day is from a now- (and perhaps always)-undated press release issued by Ohio State University. It says: DOES SOMETHING LEAVE OUR EYES DURING VISION? MANY ADULTS SAY YES It was probably sent out in 2001, as it refers to this study: “The persistence of a misconception about vision after educational interventions,” […]