A text-book on hygiene and pediatrics from a chiropractic standpointCraven, J. H. (John Henry)
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A text-book on hygiene and pediatrics from a chiropractic standpoint
Craven, J. H. (John Henry)
Children -- Diseases; Chiropractic; Sanitation
It must be remembered, however, that although this adaptation takes
place so perfectly and without any apparent difficulty, it requires
an expenditure of Innate force to accomplish this action. If the
change takes place too rapidly from a soft light to an intense light,
without sufficient time for adaptative action to take place, the
delicate structure of the eye will be damaged by the violent light
vibrations. The change from the soft rays of the moonlight to the
intense illumination from the bright sun takes place gradually.
First, the night; next, the gray dawn of morning; and then comes the
sun, whose rays are softened as they pass through a maximum amount
of atmosphere near the horizon, and as the sun approaches the dome
of the arc, the rays become more intense, since they pass through
less of the earth’s atmosphere. Then the process is reversed as the
intense light from the sun gives way to the softer rays from the moon.
This gives Innate plenty of time to bring about the adaptative
processes so necessary to adjust the eye to these extremes, time
being a very important factor in all the processes of the body.
Thus it is appreciated that the subject of lighting is important
from a hygienic standpoint, since improper lighting necessitates an
unnecessary expenditure of energy and causes impaired health.
The Eye
That we may better appreciate this adaptability and have a clearer
understanding of the mechanism through which Innate Intelligence
accomplishes this adaptative action we will review briefly the organ
through which we perceive light—the human eye.
The eye consists of a crystalline lens, powerfully refractive, held
between two transparent liquids called the aqueous humor, which is in
front of the crystalline lens and the vitreous humor, which is behind
or posterior to the crystalline lens. The aqueous chamber is divided
into an anterior and posterior chamber by the diaphragm called the
iris, through which is an opening called the pupil, permitting
communication between the chambers of the aqueous humor. The retina,
which is composed of nervous tissue, lines the posterior five-sixths
of the inner surface of the posterior wall of the eyeball. At the
back of the retina and in the direct visual axis is a spot known
as the macula lutea, a yellow spot, in the center of which is a
depression known as the fovea centralis. At this point the vision
is clearest and it is this spot used when we turn our eyes and look
directly at an object.
With such a delicate instrument as the eye it is only reasonable
that special care and arrangement should be supplied to protect it
from sudden changes in the intensity of light. Otherwise the eye
would be greatly injured by the glare of light. This adaptation is
accomplished by means of regulating the amount of light admitted
to the retina. This is done through the expression of Innate by
regulating the size of the pupil.
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