Author:
Gordon K. Klintworth, MD, PhD, Professor of Pathology
Joseph A. C. Wadsworth, Research Professor of Ophthalmology
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina USA
The EyePathologist is a web-based, instructional environment on the
anatomy and pathology of the eye designed to emulate one-to-one interaction
with an expert eye pathologist. It is designed for use by a wide range
of health professionals from first-year medical students to ophthalmic
pathologists as a teaching and reference tool. A database
of more than 4,500 diseases that affect vision and the eye as well as
other tissues, lavishly illustrated with over 4,000 high quality images,
includes dynamic links to a glossary of over 6,000 linked definitions.
Program access is currently restricted to registered users. While the
program is still under development you may register at no cost. We
are actively seeking your feedback about the program features and content.
To contact us use the feedback form available from the program menu
under feedback.
Program Requirements: On Microsoft Windows this program
is optimized for Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later and is compatible
with Mozilla Firefox. On Apple Macintosh, the program is compatible
with Mozilla Firefox. The program uses a window optimized for a screen
resolution of 800 x 600 or greater. The program uses "popup"
technology to start automatically after login, this is not compatible
with some Popup window suppressors, if needed use the link on the contributors
page to launch the program.