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Gullstrand, Allvar
(Encyclopedia)Gullstrand, Allvar älˈvär gŭlˈstränd [key], 1862–1930, Swedish ophthalmologist. He was professor (1894–1927) successively of eye therapy and of optics at the Univ. of Uppsala. He applied the...Herophilus
(Encyclopedia)Herophilus hĭrŏfˈələs [key], fl. 300 b.c., Greek anatomist, called by some the father of scientific anatomy. A contemporary of Erasistratus at Alexandria, he made public dissections, comparing hu...iris, in anatomy
(Encyclopedia)iris: see eye.cornea
(Encyclopedia)cornea: see eye.sclera
(Encyclopedia)sclera: see eye.pupil
(Encyclopedia)pupil: see eye.ocellus
(Encyclopedia)ocellus (pl. ocelli): see eye.tears
(Encyclopedia)tears, watery secretion of the lacrimal gland, which is located at the outer corner of the eye socket immediately above the eyeball. Tearing, or lacrimation, is a continuous and largely involuntary pr...retina
(Encyclopedia)retina: see vision; eye. ...human engineering
(Encyclopedia)human engineering: see ergonomics. ...Browse by Subject
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