The singular vision of William Charles Wells (1757-1817)

Journal of the History of the Neurosciences

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-15

  Wade, Nicholas J ^a   Ono, Hiroshi ^b   Mapp, Alistair P ^b   Lillakas, Linda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

accommodation; eye movements; single vision; visual acuity; visual motion; William Charles Wells

Indexed keywords

AFTERIMAGE; ARTICLE; CELLULITIS; EOSINOPHILIA; EYE MOVEMENT; HISTORY; HUMAN; NYSTAGMUS; OPTOMETRY; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; WELLS SYNDROME;

AFTERIMAGE; CELLULITIS; ENGLAND; EOSINOPHILIA; EYE MOVEMENTS; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; NYSTAGMUS, PATHOLOGIC; OPTOMETRY; SCOTLAND; UNITED STATES; VISION, OCULAR; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 79251499289     PISSN: 0964704X     EISSN: 17445213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09647040903552764     Document Type: Article

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