Retina and Vitreous

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Retina and Vitreous Elise Héon Nasrin Najm-Tehrani Brenda Gallie Wai-Ching Lam Peter Kertes Robert Devenyi Carol Westall Thomas W. Wilson Alex V The retina develops from the neuroectodermal cells of…

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Phakomatoses

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Phakomatoses Alex V. Levin Thomas W. Wilson Agnes Wong The phakomatoses are a group of diseases that have cutaneous, central nervous system, and ocular manifestations. They often present with dermatologic…

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Rheumatology

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Rheumatology Alex V. Levin Thomas W. Wilson David Rootman Rheumatologic diseases include the collagen vascular disorder, systemic vasculitides, and other related disorders. These diseases often have an immunologic pathophysiology. Arthritis…

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Strabismus

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Strabismus Alex V. Levin Thomas W. Wilson Stephen P. Kraft David Smith Linda Calpa Strabismus can be classified into congenital or acquired forms, as well as comitant versus incomitant entities….

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Optic Nerve

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Optic Nerve Alex V. Levin Thomas W. Wilson J. Raymond Buncic Agnes Wong Wai-Ching Lam The optic nerve arises as an outpouching of the anterior neural tube. The optic stalk,…

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Craniofacial

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Craniofacial Alex V. Levin Thomas W. Wilson J. Raymond Buncic The craniofacial disorders are characterized by malformation of the cranial vault and/or facial bones. Premature fusion of one or more…

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Dermatology

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Dermatology Alex V. Levin Thomas W. Wilson David Rootman Elise Héon Dermatologic diseases will often have an associated ophthalmic manifestation because of the common embryologic origin of the ocular structures…

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Skeletal

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Skeletal Alex V. Levin Thomas W. Wilson Skeletal and connective tissue disorders will often have significant ocular manifestations. The connective tissue disorders are often the result of defects within tissue…

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Syndromes

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Syndromes Alex V. Levin Thomas W. Wilson Elise Héon The eye is the second most commonly involved organ in systemic syndromes after the central nervous system. Most syndromes are genetic…

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Infectious Diseases

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Infectious Diseases Alex V. Levin Thomas W. Wilson Nasrin Najm-Tehrani Virtually every infectious disease may affect the eye either through direct infection, hematogenous spread, contiguous spread, or complications related to…

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