Malnutrition and the Eye
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1963
- Author: Donald McLaren
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 1 5 1 4 7 - 4
Malnutrition and the Eye discusses the nutritional influences on vision structure and function. This book is organized into three parts encompassing 17 chapters that cover that… Read more
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Request a sales quoteMalnutrition and the Eye discusses the nutritional influences on vision structure and function. This book is organized into three parts encompassing 17 chapters that cover that nutritional aspects of vision, malnutrition, and eye diseases related to nutrient deficiency. The first part describes the anatomy, development, and growth of the eye. This part also examines the significant effect of intrauterine nutrition in the growth of the eye and its components. The second part focuses on the role of various nutrients in vision, such as vitamin A and B complex, proteins, amino acids, carbohydrates, cholesterol, and fats. This part also emphasizes the mechanism of congenital malformations related to malnutrition, together with the genetic factors induced by dietary deficiency. A discussion on the vision effects of ingested dietary and non-dietary toxins is included. The third part describes the eye problems and diseases related to nutrient deficiency. This book is of value to nutritionists, ophthalmologists, clinicians, and anatomists.
Foreword Preface Color Plates: Figs. 54 And 55 Part A Nutritional Aspects of Vision Chapter 1. The Adult Eye I. General II. Protective Coat III. Vascular Coat IV. Neuro-epithelial Layer V. Contents of the Eye Chapter 2 Development and Growth of the Eye I. Development of the Eye II. Growth of the Eye and Its Components Part B Malnutrition in Animals Chapter 3 Total and Aqueous Inanition I. Total Inanition II. Aqueous Inanition Chapter 4. Vitamin A in Animal Malnutrition I. Animal Xerophthalmia II. The Functions of Vitamin A in the Body III. Vitamin A and Sex IV. Hypervitaminosis A Chapter 5. Vitamins of the Β Complex in Animal Malnutrition I. Introduction II. The Ocular Glands and the Lids III. The Conjunctiva and Cornea IV. The Lens V. The Retina VI. The Optic Nerves and Pathways VII. The Vitreous Body Chapter 6. Other Vitamins and Some Elements I. Introduction II. Other Vitamins III. Some Elements Chapter 7. Proteins and Amino Acids I. Introduction II. Growth of the Eyeball III. The Ocular Glands and Lids IV. The Conjunctiva and Cornea V. The Lens VI. The Retina VII. Protein and Vitamin A Chapter 8. Carbohydrates, Cholesterol, and Fats I. Introduction II. Carbohydrates III. Cholesterol IV. Fats Chapter 9. Congenital Malformations I. Introduction II. Vitamin A III. Vitamins of the Β Complex IV. Other Vitamins and Some Elements Chapter 10. Ingestion of Toxic Substances I. Non-dietary Ingested Toxins II. Dietary Toxins Part C Human Nutritional Eye Disease Chapter 11. Starvation Starvation Chapter 12. Vitamin A in Human Nutritional Eye Disease I. Vitamin A Deficiency 1 II. Vitamin A Intoxication Chapter 13. Vitamins of the Β Complex in Human Nutritional Eye Disease I. Introduction II. Anterior Segment III. The Posterior Segment Chapter 14. Other Nutrients I. Introduction II. Vitamin C III. Vitamin D IV. Vitamin Ε V. Vitamin Κ VI. Vitamin Ρ VII. Calcium and Phosphorus VIII. Zinc IX. Iron X. Amino Acids and Protein XI. Carbohydrate XII. Cholesterol and Fats Chapter 15. Ingestion of Toxic Substances I. Non-dietary Ingested Toxins II. Dietary Toxins Chapter 16. Some Eye Problems in Malnourished Communities I. Discrete Colliquative Keratopathy (D.C.K.) II. Trachoma III. Cataract IV. Refractive Errors V. Congenital Malformations Chapter 17. Examination of the Eye in the Evaluation of Nutritional Status I. Introduction II. Methods of Examination III. External Appearance of the Eye IV. Recommendations for a Nutrition-Eye Survey References Author Index Subject Index
- No. of pages: 412
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 1, 1963
- Imprint: Academic Press
- eBook ISBN: 9780323151474