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Duroplast is a composite thermosetting resin plastic developed by engineer Wolfgang Barthel in 1953 [2] in the German Democratic Republic. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Its production method places it in a similar family as Formica and Bakelite .
South Shore Hospital is a 396-bed hospital located in Weymouth, Massachusetts. [2] It is the only community hospital within the state that operates a Level III neonatal intensive care unit . [ 2 ] It is also one of two hospitals in Massachusetts with a Level II designation for adults.
Symptoms include sudden permanent blindness, but may occur more slowly over several days, weeks or months, [3] dilated pupils.Pupillary light reflexes are usually reduced but present; the slow phase mediated by melanopsin in retinal ganglion cells is retained.
The hospital's main campus is located in Boston's West End, surrounded by various Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) buildings. MEEI and MGH are both Harvard Medical School teaching hospitals; the MGH departments of Otolaryngology and Ophthalmology are actually departments at MEEI, [4] [5] and both hospitals tend to refer patients to one another.
The conversation gave rise to the idea of combining an informational newsletter aimed at "high volume" dog owners (breeders, kennel owners, etc.) interested in home veterinary care with a mail order catalog selling veterinary supplies. [2] By educating their clients, Foster & Smith could allow them to bypass the cost of veterinarian office visits.
An ocularist specializes in the fabrication and fitting of ocular prostheses for people who have lost an eye or eyes due to trauma or illness. [1] The fabrication process for a custom made eye typically includes taking an impression of the eye socket, shaping a plastic shell, painting the iris, and then fitting the ocular prostheses.
An Australian Kelpie wearing a plastic Elizabethan collar to help an eye infection heal. An Elizabethan collar, E collar, buster collar, pet ruff or pet cone (sometimes humorously called a treat funnel, lamp-shade, radar dish, dog-saver, collar cone, or cone of shame) is a protective medical device worn by an animal, usually a cat or dog.
Florida keratopathy, also known as Florida spots, is an eye condition characterized by the presence of multiple spots within both corneas. [1] It is most commonly seen in dogs and cats, but is also rarely seen in horses and birds. [2] The disease is found in the southeastern parts of the United States. [2]