Regarding "Post-mortem ocular changes".

نویسندگان

  • R G Menezes
  • M Arun
  • K P Shubhakar
چکیده

It is quite amusing to note the mention of the ocular findings as ‘dilated and fixed pupils’, ‘dull, lusterless and opaque cornea’, ‘sunken eyes into the orbital fossa’. These findings are ought to have been there in all cadavers. Moreover, the time since death (postmortem interval) at autopsy isn’t categorically mentioned. It is emphasized in the ‘conclusion’ that the description of various postmortem eye changes is important for developing eye banking services. This appears to be a vague comment as other than the viability of cornea, no other ocular changes seem to have any significance in eye banking services or programmes. Should there be any significance, it should have been aptly mentioned and justified.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Kathmandu University medical journal

دوره 4 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2006