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I. Historical Survey II. Methods and Material of Investigation III. Anatomical Observations

ENRIQUE WUDKA, M.D.; IRVING H. LEOPOLD, M.D.

AMA Arch Ophthalmol. 1956;55(5):605-632.

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I. HISTORICAL SURVEY

The present name of the choroid is derived from the Greek: Io, membrane, and ##Io, form, alluding to its vascular character, resembling that of the chorionic membrane, which envelops the fetus in the uterus. In this connection, it is interesting to note that the comparison established in the etymological derivation emphasizes the early recognition of the essential nature of this portion of the uveal tract. The fact that the main mass of the choroid is formed by vessels was also at a later period implied by Casserius and von Haller, who, respectively, called it the membrana sanguinolenta oculi and membrana vasculosa oculi.¹

Rufus the Ephesian² applied the term "chorion-like tunic" to that portion of the uvea which lines the sclera inwardly. Galen the Pergamenian³ regarded the middle coat of the eye as a continuation of the pia mater through the vascular investment of the . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Philadelphia

From the Research Department of the Wills Eye Hospital.

Footnotes
Received for publication Jan. 25, 1956.

This study was supported by a grant from the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness.

Thesis submitted by Dr. E. Wudka to the faculty of the Graduate School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Medical Science (M.Sc. [Med.]) for graduate work in ophthalmology.

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