Ophthalmology

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle , the creator of Sherlock Holmes was an Ophthalmologist. Albert Einstein's eyes were removed by his ophthalmologist Dr. Henry Abrams during the autopsy in 1955 and stored . The eyes wereput up for auction in 1994. The term "Uvea"was first used by Galen, a Roman physician to include both the choroid and the iris because they resemble a grape from which the stalk had been torn out leaving a hole in front, the hole being the pupil of the eye. Lewis Carroll had episodes of micropsia during his migraine attacks which made him to conceive the idea of Alice seeing things smaller than they were.

Arlt's Line = conjunctival scar in sulcus subtarsalis. Ehrlich-Turck Line = linear deposition of KPs in ueitis Ferry's Line = corneal epithelial iron line at the edge of filtering blebs. Hudson-Stahil Line= Horizonatl corneal epithelial iron line at the inferior one third of cornea due to aging. Khodadoust Line = corneal graft endothelial rejection line composed of inflammatory cells. Paton's Line = Circumferential retinal folds due to optic nerve edema. Sampaoelesi line = Increased pigmentation anterior to Schwalbe's line in pseudoexfoliation syndrome. Scheie's Line = pigment on lens equator and posterior capsule in pigment dispersion syndrome. Schwalbe's Line = Angle structure representing peripheral edge of Descemets membrane. Stockers Line = Corneal epithelial iron line at the edge of pterygium White lines of Vogt = Sheathed or sclerosed vessels seen in Lattice degeneration

Sushruta was a renowned surgeon of ancient India - 6th century BC. He lived , taught and practiced his art on the banks of the Ganga in the present day city of Varanasi. He was a direct disciple of Divodasa who was in turn a disciple of Dhanvantari. He wrote Sushruta Samhita where he described 101 blunt instruments and 20 sharp instruments, which "should have an edge so fine that it should divide the hairs on the skin.", 300 surgical procedures and classifies human surgery into 8 categories. Because of his contributions to the medical science and art of surgery he is also known by the title "Father of Surgery." His technique of forehead flap rhinoplasty, that he used to reconstruct noses that were amputated, is practiced almost unchanged in technique to this day. The Susrutha Samhita contains the first known description of several operations, including the uniting of bowel, the removal of the prostate gland, the removal of cataract lenses and the draining of absces...