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KYOTO: HOW GREEN IS THIS CITY? It's synonymous with green issues, but does this place have any eco- friendly credentials, asks Mark Rowe
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At first sight, you may wonder whether the decision to secure the
world's most important climate-change treaty in Kyoto was taken by
deeply cynical environmentalists who thought the agreement would
wither on the vine more quickly than you could say "George W Bush".
You can't miss the characterless urban sprawl and heavy industry:
Kyoto has 1.5m inhabitants and is Japan's fifth largest city and, as
such, its aesthetic and environmental appeal is not immediately
obvious. This initial disquiet may be compounded by the spectacle of
the space-age central train station. It's the sort of building ...
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Beyond the red ref lex: examining the eye with an ophthalmoscope: invented more than 150 years ago, this versatile clinical device has changed little since its humble beginnings. The use and care of the ophthalmoscope is reviewed.(CME)
Magazine article from: JAAPA-Journal of the American Academy of Physicians Assistants
; ...were probably first introduced to an ophthalmoscope during your physical examination training...physician assistants are given an ophthalmoscope and told, "This is what you use...may be the extent of your use of the ophthalmoscope. You are not alone if you come away...
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Ophthalmoscope quickly changed view of the eye
Magazine article from: Ophthalmology Times
; ...Coccius and Javal. The ophthalmoscope went through hundreds...devised a binocular indirect ophthalmoscope, which, although interesting...popularity. All of these early ophthalmoscopes were reflecting. A mirror...1885, the first electric ophthalmoscope was demonstrated by William...
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Direct ophthalmoscope a valued tool for examining optic disc
Magazine article from: Ophthalmology Times
; ...Examining the optic disc using the direct ophthalmoscope is a preferred method among some glaucoma...he relies primarily on the direct ophthalmoscope. "It is a beautiful instrument...information." He likes the direct ophthalmoscope because it allows illumination of...
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Ophthalmoscope widens retinal view: Materials and design integration give doctors efficient diagnoses and patients greater comfort. (Excellence in Design Grand Prize).(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Design News
; ...traditional instruments, called ophthalmoscopes (first used in 1915...with the PanOptic [TM] Ophthalmoscope which gives physicians...another example of the ophthalmoscope's utility, Dr. Mark...the fundus, the PanOptic Ophthalmoscope allows a new view of the...
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Charles May improved the ophthalmoscope
Magazine article from: Ophthalmology Times
; ...Dr. May described his ophthalmoscope with a double Rekoss disk...glass mirror used for the ophthalmoscope with a glass prism, which...standard for almost all ophthalmoscopes throughout the 1960s...1982. Keeler C. The ophthalmoscope. 2 vols. Oostende, Belgium...
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Ophthalmoscope delivers reliable images
Magazine article from: Ophthalmology Times
; ...Panoramic200 non-mydriatic scanning laser ophthalmoscope safely, conveniently, and reliably...system is a new type of scanning laser ophthalmoscope that produces single, high-resolution...said. Previously, scanning laser ophthalmoscope technology enabled ophthalmologists...
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Family of Laser Ophthalmoscopes to Debut at AAO.
PR Newswire
; ...line of Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscopes (SLO's) developed by...introduce a hand-held Ophthalmoscope, and a PocketScope device...convention. The hand-held ophthalmoscope is expected to sell for...replacement for direct ophthalmoscopes, could sell for less than...
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Australian Inventors Develop Ophthalmoscope with Integral Printer
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
; ...Balmain, Australia, have developed an ophthalmoscope with an integral printer. According...Patent & Trademark Office: "An ophthalmoscope includes a lens and an eyepiece by...by the Patent Office, said: "The ophthalmoscope includes a handle within which there...
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Tracking retinal motion with a scanning laser ophthalmoscope
Magazine article from: Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development
; ...pursuit is critical. The scanning laser ophthalmoscope (SLO) has been used to acquire retinal...retinal locus, SLO = scanning laser ophthalmoscope. INTRODUCTION Vision is a complex...movement of PRLs, the scanning laser ophthalmoscope (SLO) is the only instrument that...
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German Inventors Develop Ophthalmoscope
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
; ...Ronald Spaltmann of Grassau, Germany, have developed an ophthalmoscope. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S...Trademark Office, said: "The invention relates to an ophthalmoscope for examining the fundus of an eye of a patient, which...
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