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ROBERT R. CHACE, M.D.; JAMES H. LAFAYETTE

Arch Ophthal. 1950;43(5):910-911.

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Fundus photography offers an important means whereby retinal lesions can be reproduced on film for study and as a medical record. The Zeiss-Nordenson retinal camera has been the instrument most commonly used in this country. Bedell,¹ Koch² and others have discussed the use of this instrument in detail. The cameras were originally designed to use cassettes holding 4.5 by 6 mm. plates. These cassettes were later modified to use bantam type, 35 mm., 8 exposure roll film (either black and white or colored). When large numbers of exposures are made, the use of 8 exposure film requires frequent changes. Furthermore, the method of adapting the cassettes to hold roll film was not too secure, and there was a tendency for the film to jam, requiring that the cassette be opened in total darkness and the film removed.

To correct this, we arranged to have a new cassette constructed . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
NEW YORK

From the Institute of Ophthalmology of the Presbyterian Hospital and the Department of Ophthalmology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.

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