Fundus Autofluorescence in Pattern Dystrophy
Fundus Autofluorescence in Pattern Dystrophy Susan M. Downes Pattern dystrophy (PD), a term coined by Marmor and Byers (1), refers to a group of inherited retinal dystrophies characterized by the…
Fundus Autofluorescence in Leber Congenital Amaurosis
Fundus Autofluorescence in Leber Congenital Amaurosis Hendrik P.N. Scholl Bettina Wabbels INTRODUCTION Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) accounts for around 5% of all inherited retinal dystrophies and is the earliest and…
Fundus Autofluorescence in Cone and Cone-Rod Dystrophies
Fundus Autofluorescence in Cone and Cone-Rod Dystrophies Michel Michaelides INTRODUCTION The cone dystrophies (COD) and cone-rod dystrophies (CORD) are a heterogeneous group of disorders in terms of both clinical features…
Fundus Autofluorescence in X-Linked Retinoschisis
Fundus Autofluorescence in X-Linked Retinoschisis Irena Tsui Stephen H. Tsang X-linked retinoschisis (XLRS), also known as juvenile retinoschisis, is the most common cause of macular degeneration in young men (1,2),…
Fundus Autofluorescence in Retinitis Pigmentosa
Fundus Autofluorescence in Retinitis Pigmentosa Anthony G. Robson Isabelle Audo Phil Hykin Andrew R. Webster Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by progressive retinal dysfunction affecting…
Fundus Autofluorescence in Atrophic Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Fundus Autofluorescence in Atrophic Age-Related Macular Degeneration Steffen Schmitz-Valckenberg Monika Fleckenstein Almut Bindewald-Wittich Hendrik P.N. Scholl Frank G. Holz Atrophic age-related macular degeneration (AMD) represents the late stage of “dry”…
Fundus Autofluorescence in Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Fundus Autofluorescence in Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration Ehab Abdelkader Vikki McBain Noemi Lois Neovascular or exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of visual loss in patients…
Fundus Autofluorescence in Age-Related Maculopathy
Fundus Autofluorescence in Age-Related Maculopathy Almut Bindewald-Wittich Robert P. Finger Frank G. Holz Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) has become the most common cause of severe visual loss in industrialized countries…
The Normal Distribution of Fundus Autofluorescence
The Normal Distribution of Fundus Autofluorescence Theodore R. Smith This chapter concentrates on the image of the normal fundus itself and its analysis. In particular, it first discusses images obtained…
Quantifying Fundus Autofluorescence
Quantifying Fundus Autofluorescence Dietrich Schweitzer INTRODUCTION The investigation of endogenous fluorophores has the potential to aid in evaluating the metabolic status of tissues and thus detecting the early stages of…
