Capillary Hemangioma
Katherine A. LaneChristopher B. Chambers BASICS DESCRIPTION • Infantile hemangioma (IH) preferred term • Benign, high flow, vascular hamartoma • Classified as superficial or deep • Superficial lesions present as…
Eye disease
Jacqueline Carrasco BASICS DESCRIPTION Thyroid eye disease (also referred to as Graves’ ophthalmopathy, thyroid-related or associated orbitopathy or ophthalmopathy; TED) is an autoimmune process affecting extraocular muscles and orbital fat…
& Lid Retraction
Jacqueline Carrasco BASICS DESCRIPTION • Lagophthalmos = incomplete lid closure • Lid retraction = presence of scleral shown above the superior or below the inferior limbus, with eyes in primary…
Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
BASICS DESCRIPTION • Multisystem autoimmune disease • Chronic course with relapses and remissions • Organ systems most frequently involved: skin, joints, kidneys, blood, and CNS • Diverse manifestations in eye:…
Zoster Ophthalmicus
Kristin M. Hammersmith BASICS DESCRIPTION • Acute, painful, vesicular eruption distributed along the ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve (1). • Ocular inflammation without characteristic rash: Zoster sine herpete (2)….
Optic Neuropathy (Including Nutritional)
BASICS DESCRIPTION • Painless, bilateral vision loss including dyschromatopsia and central or centrocecal scotoma • Exception is unilateral vision loss from phosphodiesterase inhibitors, which are possibly associated with ischemic optic…
in Children
BASICS DESCRIPTION • Uveitis: intraocular inflammation – Anterior: involving iris and ciliary body (e.g., iritis, iridocyclitis) – Intermediate: involving pars plana (i.e., pars planitis) – Posterior: involving retina (i.e., retinitis)…
Tumors to the Eye and Adnexa
Carol L. Shields BASICS DESCRIPTION • Intraocular metastasis – most common tumor of the eye • Most common site of involvement is choroid (63%) • Other sites – iris, ciliary…
