Eyes On Ice & No Blind Mice
Visions of Science from the Science of Vision
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No Hard Felines
- Irish proverb. Those who'll play with cats must expect to be scratched. - Miguel de Cervantes *-----------------------------------------------------* As I stared deep into the eyes in front of me, there was a brief pause, a wall clock ticked loudly, muffled footsteps and the distant alarm of an intravenous infusion pump could be heard from the hallway outside. The team of physicians and students gathered together at bedside rounds looked on eagerly in anticipation, and then, to break the silence, a question, “Well, Dr. Shaikh, what is it? Do you have any idea what might be causing Mrs. Felix’s problems?” “Indeed I do. I believe it is her cat. . . ”
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Did you ever consider that the tragedies of war might have led to some of modern medicine’s most miraculous discoveries, ones that have saved countless millions from a lifetime of blindness? Or that a pair of eyeglasses kept safe America’s democracy - and Teddy Roosevelt’s life? Why it’s too late now to start if you ever wanted to be a world-class baseball player or golfer? That there really is an evil eye and voodoo magic is no old wife’s tale?
In this collection of thought provoking essays, Dr. Saad Shaikh draws upon these curious visions of science to introduce us to the hidden world of our eyes, and it turns out to be a world more interesting than we might ever have imagined. From the modern age of molecular biology and genetics to a future of stem cells and nanoscience, Eyes on Ice & No Blind Mice brings us eye to eye with the events, discoveries, and individuals that continue to shape the medicine and science of vision. It makes this abstract part of our bodies, our eyes, familiar to us all.
About the Author
Saad Shaikh, M.D. is a practicing physician and retinal surgeon in For more information on Dr. Shaikh please visit his website at www.saadshaikh.com.