title: Snow blindness and other eye problems during the heroic age of Antarctic exploration.
abstract: During the heroic age of Antarctic exploration, snow blindness was a common problem, but not all the descriptions of it fit 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.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Medicine and British Antarctic Survey Medical Unit, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, UK. hguly@aol.com
authors.forename: Henry R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Guly
mesh_terms: D000864:Antarctic Regions; D001766:Blindness / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D005101:Expeditions / Q000266:history*; D005106:Exploratory Behavior; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D012914:Snow; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays / Q000009:adverse effects*