Snow blindness and other eye problems during the heroic age of Antarctic exploration

During the heroic age of Antarctic exploration, snow blindness was a common problem, but not all the descriptions of it lit the modern view of the disease, and some of the explorers complained of long-term problems. This article describes the snow blindness and other eye problems that occurred durin...

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Published in:Wilderness & Environmental Medicine
Main Author: Guly, Henry R.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Elsevier 2012
Subjects:
Health
Antarctic
Antarc*
Online Access:http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/17916/
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spelling ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:17916 2024-02-11T09:58:13+01:00 Snow blindness and other eye problems during the heroic age of Antarctic exploration Guly, Henry R. 2012 http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/17916/ https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1016/j.wem.2011.10.006?icid=int.sj-full-text.similar-articles.9 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2011.10.006 unknown Elsevier Guly, Henry R. 2012 Snow blindness and other eye problems during the heroic age of Antarctic exploration. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine, 23 (1). 77-82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2011.10.006 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2011.10.006> Health Publication - Article PeerReviewed 2012 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2011.10.006 2024-01-26T00:03:20Z During the heroic age of Antarctic exploration, snow blindness was a common problem, but not all the descriptions of it lit the modern view of the disease, and some of the explorers complained of long-term problems. This article describes the snow blindness and other eye problems that occurred during this era. It also describes how snow blindness was prevented and treated. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Antarctic Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 23 2 170 174
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