Pharmacologic Management of Age-Related Macular Degeneration Aimee V. Chappelow Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of severe, irreversible vision loss in individuals older than 50 years of age…
Venous Occlusive Disease of the Retina George E. Sanborn Larry E. Magargal CENTRAL RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSION Acute occlusion of the central retinal vein presents as one of the most dramatic…
Eales’ Disease Marissa L. Albano Robert P. Murphy Eales’ disease is an idiopathic obliterative vasculopathy of the peripheral retina. Vascular sheathing and focal occlusion of small peripheral retinal vessels occur…
The Ocular Ischemic Syndrome Neal H. Atebara Gary C. Brown The ocular ischemic syndrome refers to the constellation of ophthalmic features that result from chronic hypoperfusion of the entire arterial…
Arterial Obstructive Disease of the Eye George E. Sanborn Larry E. Magargal Arterial obstructive disease of the eye is frequently encountered in clinical practice. It usually occurs suddenly and presents…
Clinical Visual Electrophysiology J. Vernon Odom Monique Leys George W. Weinstein In this chapter, we introduce the reader to some of the principles of and major observations in clinical electrophysiology….
An Introduction to Color Vision William E. Benson ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY The basic building block of matter, the atom, consists of a nucleus (composed of protons and neutrons) and electrons, which…
Current Management Decisions in Retinal Vein Occlusion Philip Storey Anita P. Schadlu Jason Hsu CENTRAL RETINA VEIN OCCLUSION Background Central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) is caused by obstruction of retinal…
Congenital Fundus Abnormalities Eric Chen Mitchell S. Fineman Gary C. Brown Because most of the congenital fundus abnormalities are caused by interruptions in the orderly development of the eye, a…
