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Anterior segment photography using the Oxford retro-illumination camera. 1992

G A Shun-Shin, and N P Brown, and L Benjamin

Clinical Cataract Research Unit, Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Oxford, UK.

The use of the Oxford retro-illumination camera in documenting cataract is now well established. Repeatability has been shown to be good. This article describes its use in photographing the anterior segment of the eye.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007906	Lens Subluxation	Incomplete rupture of the zonule with the displaced lens remaining behind the pupil. In dislocation, or complete rupture, the lens is displaced forward into the anterior chamber or backward into the vitreous body. When congenital, this condition is known as ECTOPIA LENTIS.	Lens Dislocation,Lens Dislocation and Subluxation,Dislocation, Lens,Dislocations, Lens,Lens Dislocations,Lens Subluxations,Subluxation, Lens,Subluxations, Lens
D008027	Light	That portion of the electromagnetic spectrum in the visible, ultraviolet, and infrared range.	Light, Visible,Photoradiation,Radiation, Visible,Visible Radiation,Photoradiations,Radiations, Visible,Visible Light,Visible Radiations
D010781	Photography	Method of making images on a sensitized surface by exposure to light or other radiant energy.	Photographies
D002386	Cataract	Partial or complete opacity on or in the lens or capsule of one or both eyes, impairing vision or causing blindness. The many kinds of cataract are classified by their morphology (size, shape, location) or etiology (cause and time of occurrence). (Dorland, 27th ed)	Cataract, Membranous,Lens Opacities,Pseudoaphakia,Cataracts,Cataracts, Membranous,Lens Opacity,Membranous Cataract,Membranous Cataracts,Opacities, Lens,Opacity, Lens,Pseudoaphakias
D003316	Corneal Diseases	Diseases of the cornea.	Corneal Disease,Disease, Corneal,Diseases, Corneal
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000869	Anterior Eye Segment	The front third of the eyeball that includes the structures between the front surface of the cornea and the front of the VITREOUS BODY.	Anterior Eye Segments,Eye Segment, Anterior,Eye Segments, Anterior,Segment, Anterior Eye,Segments, Anterior Eye
D014945	Wound Healing	Restoration of integrity to traumatized tissue.	Healing, Wound,Healings, Wound,Wound Healings