And this is why we use right and left :)
John - showing your age a bit there! Did they have Latin Mass when you 'were a lad'?
And this is why we use right and left :)
John - showing your age a bit there! Did they have Latin Mass when you 'were a lad'?
The weather is absolutely great here, today, as well. I think the high will be 65 F. Sun is shining, birds are singing, the yard man is whistling, and I'm still waiting for a grandchild.Originally posted by hcjilson:
I was kind of surprised that no one mentioned Greek from which the Latin was derived.I'd rather not go into it at this time because my greek is more than a little rusty :)
Best from the Cape where it is almost 50 today :)
Diane
Yep we got more sense but then which is the left of right eye is it as you look at them or as you look though them :DOriginally posted by Maria:
And this is why we use right and left :)
Just to put another spanner in the works. lol
Eh you what just coz i passed another year the other day.. :D Na i went to a c of e school
John - showing your age a bit there! Did they have Latin Mass when you 'were a lad'?
John "You are as old as the woman you feel" R
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I will settle for term oculus.I have also come across terms oculus uterque and oculus uterus.In my part of world we use R.E.,L.E. and B.E.
Hyperopia is rarely more than 7 dioptres,though there is record of 24 dioptres.
Aphakic eye is extremely hyperopic with lost of all accommodation,and if it was emmetropic or of low ametropia before removal of lens. Emmetropic eye after lens removal normally requires +10.00 to +11.00 dioptre lens correction.Astigmatism is always present post operatively.
Base is in opposite direction to deviation.Base out and base in for eso & exo.
We are now moving to give degrees direction to Bases,e.g.Base Zero,Base 90,Base 180,Base 270 etc.
In this case if prism was for cosmesis,surgery was better option.
I second Diane that this tread is to share ideas and exchange knowledge.
and there is a condition known as monocular diplopia.
and there is a condition known as monocular diplopia.
Is it contagious?Originally posted by SHABBIR KAPASI:
and there is a condition known as monocular diplopia.
Is it contagious?
Ahh to much beer got double vision :D
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Contaminated!!
Don't really think prism helps monocular diploplia, cylinder correction maybe, but prism, no.
Oy Vay
I can't take this any more.
I'm having intermittent claudication with monocular diplopia exacerbated by profound bilateral exotropia and hypo cerebral proctosis.
But, the sesame bagels are kicking in. I should be ready for a 7:00 AM tee off by Thursday at Pebble.
I think if this post gets any worse we may all wind up with BILATERAL ORBITAL HEMATOMA. Shanbaum, all i can say is way back when we were taught OCULAR UNITI. Unfortunately i cant consult with my old friend Ralph Drew, to find out where that came from.
I don't know of any language in which that can be constructed.Originally posted by harry a saake:
Shanbaum, all i can say is way back when we were taught OCULAR UNITI.
Oculi uterque is correct.
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A better comprehensive eye terminology dictionary is obviously in demand - anybody check Stedman's?
OU - oculus uterque is actually singular, because it means 'each eye'. Pluralizing it is a bit like saying 'two twins'. Can't find it pluralized in any dictionary I own.
Unfortunately, the term OU is now used to indicate both eyes acting together, in a binocular vision sense (and is therefore NOT a synonym of OD/OS).
Better get back to my day job.
RP
I don't find any definition of uterque which does not translate it as "each" or "both".Originally posted by RP:
OU - oculus uterque is actually singular, because it means 'each eye'.
I would translate "oculus uterque" as "each eye", and "oculi uterque" as "both eyes".
The latter is more appropriate for the use to which it is put in ophthalmics, though the difference is admittedly subtle.
On the other hand, it has been a long time since I actually studied Latin...
et aussi il ya OD=oeil droit=right eye
OG=oeil gauche=left eye
mais qu'est ce que pour les yeux??
Au Revoir!
OK, let's see what the Dictionary of Ophthalmic Optics has to say with regard to OD, OS and OU as they refer to right eye left eye and both eyes. Harry, I agree, I can't find anything from Ralph Drew.
OD = Oculus Dexter, Latin for right eye; see oculus
OS = Oculus Sinister, Latin for left eye
OU = Oculi Uterque; Latin for both eyes.
Oculus = The organ of vision; eye.
Oculi = Plural of oculus.
How'd we do?
Diane
Shanbaum,a quick check of the latin dictionary on the web confirmed the fact that the word UNITI does indeed exist in latin, and has the following four meanings. COADUNATIO, A GATHERING TOGETHER, SUMMING UP, and A UNITING. seems like the last would certainly make sense. Your pleasure Monsieur.
Are you quite sure that you didn't search for "uniti" and get back "adunatio"?Originally posted by harry a saake:
Shanbaum,a quick check of the latin dictionary on the web confirmed the fact that the word UNITI does indeed exist in latin, and has the following four meanings. COADUNATIO, A GATHERING TOGETHER, SUMMING UP, and A UNITING. seems like the last would certainly make sense. Your pleasure Monsieur.
Shanbaum, of couse i suppose we could get highly technical and perhaps use OCULAR IUNGO IUNXI IUNCTUM, but as it states on my coat of arms, MALO MORI QUAM FOEDARI.
Not me, I'll take dishonor over death any day.Originally posted by harry a saake:
Shanbaum, of couse i suppose we could get highly technical and perhaps use OCULAR IUNGO IUNXI IUNCTUM, but as it states on my coat of arms, MALO MORI QUAM FOEDARI.
But, sorry, Harry, there's no uniti. If you think you found a reference to it, post a link.
Latin is a dead language, now its starting to kill me.
Finally i got in touch with the Dr.
It looks like he has no clue in refraction
He told me that this Rx supposed to be for reading very close (his words) and the patient does not have any vision in the other eye.
I asked him why the prism
He responded he always had it
I told him it will not help with monocular patient
He kind of agreed but asked me if it would not cost more to make to put it in.
I WILL put it in
i hope Dr will be happy
Sheesh! Seems like this doc has a severe case of cranial rectitis (sorry, not trying to start another latin debate here - I know it's not a real term).
But... if the prescriber insists on it, that's how ya do it. More power to you though if you're able to bill him for remakes he causes.
Blake
I once knew a doctor like that, seems to me he was the same one who told me people go to see a doctor because "they trust them."
Chip "Never trust anyone" Anderson
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