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CHRISTOPHER H. MOORE, M.D.; J. F. HERRICK, Ph.D.; THEODORE G. MARTENS, M.D.

AMA Arch Ophthalmol. 1955;54(6):922-930.

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Considerable controversy and confusion appear in the literature regarding the effects of ultrasound on the eye because the exact conditions of the experimental procedures are not clearly defined and understood. Fischer¹ has reviewed the biologic action of ultrasound, classifying the effects as thermal, mechanical, and chemical. Begui² considered that knowledge of the physical characteristics of the different parts of the eye as they affect the propagation of ultrasonic waves would be useful. He measured the density and the viscosity in the refractive parts of the eye (aqueous, lens, and vitreous), together with the velocity of the ultrasonic waves and their absorption coefficient.

The purpose of our investigation was to observe the effects of ultrasonic energy on the structures of the eye of the rabbit. Observations were made on intact as well as on enucleated eyes. Different outputs of energy and various durations of exposure to ultrasound were . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Rochester, Minn.

Fellow in Ophthalmology, Mayo Foundation (Dr. Moore). Section of Biophysics (Dr. Herrick) and Section of Ophthalmology (Dr. Martens), Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation. The Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minn., is a part of the Graduate School of the University of Minnesota.

Footnotes
Received for publication Sept. 6, 1955.

A portion of this paper was read at the meeting of the Midwestern Section of the Association for Research in Ophthalmology, Rochester, Minn., April 30, 1955.

Abridgment of thesis submitted by Dr. Moore to the Faculty of the Graduate School of the University of Minnesota in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Ophthalmology.

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