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Vision Disorders

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = NAHSTE

Found in 1247 Collections and/or Records:

Astronomiae Physicae et Geometricae Elementa, 28 February 1698

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Identifier: Coll-33/Quarto A [43]
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Notes from a London meeting with Sir Isaac Newton on a revised plan for the Astronomiae physicae et geometricae elementa, (1702), Gregory's most important work. An erratum lies at the foot of this document, unrelated to it or to any of the other things on the sheet (which have their own entries in Gregory's index): a jotting about refraction, crystals, and cataracts of the eye. This is dated London, 30 May 1708.

Dates: 28 February 1698

PR2.4, 1940

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.4
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Typed case summary, charts and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 38 at first examination in 1940. Conditions mentioned include: headache; vomiting;; failure of vision; mental change; and abscess. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1940

PR3.3, 1939-1940

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Identifier: LHB40 CC/2/PR3.3
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Typed case summary, charts, notes, correspondence and report relating to male R.A.F. flying officer from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 25 at first examination in 1939 Conditions mentioned include: head injury; paralysis; blurred vision; spasticity; aphasia; and compound skull fracture. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1939-1940

PR3.4, 1940-1943

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Identifier: LHB40 CC/2/PR3.4
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Typed case summary, charts, note, correspondence, and report relating to male soldier from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 23 at first examination in 1940 Conditions mentioned include: headache; defective vision; meningioma; aphasia; diplopia; angioblastoma; hemiparesis; and papilloedema. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1940-1943

PR3.6, 1940

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Identifier: LHB40 CC/2/PR3.6
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Typed case summary, charts, drawing and correspondence relating to male soldier from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 20 at first examination in 1940 Conditions mentioned include: headache; vomiting; vision disorder; tuberculosis; papilloedema; intercranial hypertension; cerebellar tuberculoma; and blindness. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1940

PR2.29, 1941

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.29
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Typed case summary and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 35 at first examination in 1941. Conditions mentioned include: headache; vomiting; failure of vision; and fatigue. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1941

PR2.32, 1934-1944

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.32
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Typed case summary, charts, reports and correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 39 at first examination in 1934. Conditions mentioned include: failure of vision; optic trophy; meningioma; and neuritis. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital following several admissions.

Dates: 1934-1944

PR2.34, 1940

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.34
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Typed case summary and charts relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 57 at first examination in 1940. Conditions mentioned include: dizziness; failure of vision; aphasia; and glioblastoma. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1940

PR2.52, 1940

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.52
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Notes and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 58 at first examination in 1940. Conditions mentioned include: head injury; eye pain; failure of vision; vomiting; and renal hypertension. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1940

PR2.56, 1941

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.56
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Typed case summary and correspondence relating to female patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 6 at first examination in 1941. Conditions mentioned include: failure of vision; and mental defect. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1941