title: [The sixtieth anniversary of Miodonski's paraboloid head lamp reflector].
abstract: On the 60th anniversary of the elaboration by Miodoński of the optical solutions and his construction of the Paraboloid Headlamp and its application to clinical practice, the author compares its characteristics with other types of lamp used in otolaryngology on the example of Clar's Headlamp and Headmirror. This comparison shows that even now Miodoński's Paraboloid Headlamp due to its qualities, has no equal. The merits of Miodoński's Headlamp are as follows: 1. Permits a change of the axis of illumination under sterile condition; 2. Gives the most powerful light; 3. Permits binocular inspection of very narrow and long canals and ducts allowing for enlargement from the time that Miodoński added a magnifying and mobilizing lens to his headlamp in 1961.
authors.affiliation: Kliniki Otolaryngologii CM UJ w Krakowie.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kowal
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D008029:Lighting / Q000266:history; D010036:Otolaryngology / Q000266:history* / Q000295:instrumentation; D011044:Poland