on an eye-witness account of conditions in a geriatric ward, says 'it is a catalogue of cruelty, callousness, filth and depersonalisation'. He believes the aged mental patient is badly in need of a real court of protection.

Introduction: Medical professionals performing fluoroscopy guided interventional procedures in cardiology are exposed to a risk of radiation induced cataract, especially if the eye lens dose exceeds annual limit 20 mSv. Aim: The aim current study is measure exposure three departments, analyze relationship between patient and effectiveness lead goggles without side protection. Material methods: ...

Radiation exposure with use of intraoperative fluoroscopy is a potential orthopedic occupational risk factor. The purpose of this study was to perform a prospective comparison of hand versus eye radiation exposure associated with mini-C-arm utilization and to test the hypothesis that routine mini-C-arm does not yield hand or eye dosages exceeding current recommended levels. Over a 12-month peri...

PURPOSE To present a case of autosomal dominant dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa with symblepharon formation due to eye rubbing. CASE REPORT A 10-year-old girl suffering from blistering and ulcerative lesions of the trunk and palms and dystrophic nails since childhood was referred to our clinic with a symblepharon connecting the medial portion of the right upper lid to the superonasal quadran...

The records of the 118 patients treated as Southampton Eye Hospital during 1978-9 for injuries incurred while playing squash, badminton, tennis, table tennis, cricket, and football show that for squash the main cause of eye injury was the player being hit by the ball. Severe eye injuries--those requiring treatment as an inpatient--were rare but much more frequent than such injuries in other spo...

The 16th century statute law or the town of Rijeka treats the eye in two ways. First, it stipulates a severe punishment for deliberate "eye-plucking". Second, for those who commit this crime, it specifies "eye-plucking" as a corporeal punishment (following the eye-for-an-eye principle).The 1530 Statute of Rijeka also pays considerable attention to the bones. Bone breaking by means of intentiona...