Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
Questions 1. At birth, the length of the average infant human eye is a. 8 to 9 mm. b. 12 to 13 mm. c. 16 to 17 mm. d. 20…
General Medicine
Questions 1. Which of the following statements about the normal microbial flora is false? a. The microorganisms on the epithelial surfaces of the body remain in place chiefly through adherence….
Fundamentals of Ophthalmology
Questions 1. What are the average dimensions in height and width of the orbital opening? a. 30 mm h × 35 mm w. b. 35 mm h × 40 mm…
High-Yield Review: Facts and Mnemonics
Glaucoma –ICE Syndrome: Iris Nevus (Cogan-Reese) Chandler’s syndrome Essential iris atrophy DDx of glaucoma + uveitis:herpetic disease, Posner-Schlossman, Fuchs heterochromic iridocyclitis, sarcoid, toxoplasmosis, syphilis. ISNT rule (nerve thickness from most…
38 Clinical Trials and Management of Severe Retinopathy of Prematurity
FIGURE 38.1 Eye of infant with retrolental fibrovascular membrane from stage 5 ROP. Total retinal detachment, determined by ultrasonogram, exists posterior to the white retrolental membrane. However, ROP continues to cause…
16 Optic Nerve Abnormalities in Pediatric Ocular Diseases
FIGURE 16.1 Bilateral nasal tilted disc syndrome, associated with inferonasal staphyloma in a 20-year-old patient. Vision is 20/20 with a corrected astigmatism. Right eye (A), left eye (B). 1. Subnormal vision 2. Myopic…
21 Hereditary Retinitis Pigmentosa
FIGURE 21.1 Pigmentary retinopathy vessel attenuation. FIGURE 21.2 “Waxy pallor” of optic nerve in autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa. Note narrowed arterioles. RP may occur in isolation or as part of a multiorgan…
56 Childhood Ocular Trauma
This chapter deals with all tissues of the injured eye, not only the retina: even if it is not initially apparent, the posterior segment is commonly injured; consequently, it is…
18 Generalized Retinal and Choroidal Diseases
cGMP, cyclic guanosine monophosphate; RPGR, retinitis pigmentosa GTPase regulator; PDE, phosphodiesterase enzyme; ATP, adenosine triphosphate. Presenting symptoms of cone–rod dystrophy include decreased central vision, dyschromatopsia, and light sensitivity (10). Patients…
