Cataract has been defined by Bourne as any pathological condition of the lens which alters its normal transparency. More specifically, a cataract is regarded as a loss of transparency of the lens, or an opacification occurring at any place in the lens or its capsule. Since the lens is an intricate physico-chemical system, changes in the physical and chemical state of the lens proteins which result in loss or transparency or opacification may be brought about by many agents: interference with the normal metabolic processes, alteration in hydrogen ion concentration, disturbance of osmotic equilibrium, and the harmful action of heat, light, and radiation. As a result, cataract presents many complexities with respect to clinical manifestations. [...]
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.116721 |
Date | January 1964 |
Creators | Verrusio, A. Carl. |
Contributors | Fraser, F. (Supervisor) |
Publisher | McGill University |
Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
Format | application/pdf |
Coverage | Master of Science. (Department of Genetics.) |
Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
Relation | alephsysno: NNNNNNNNN, Theses scanned by McGill Library. |
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