Rheumatic Disease
Chapter 80 Rheumatic Disease Alastair K. Denniston, Mary Gayed, David Carruthers, Caroline Gordon, Philip I. Murray Introduction Many rheumatic diseases have ocular and adnexal complications. These range from relatively mild…
Retina-Related Clinical Trials: A Resource Bibliography
Chapter 94 Retina-Related Clinical Trials A Resource Bibliography Barbara S. Hawkins, Usha Chakravarthy The subspecialty of Retina has probably seen some of the most innovative changes in the field of…
Molecular Genetics of Choroidal Melanoma
Chapter 141 Molecular Genetics of Choroidal Melanoma Akrit Sodhi, Shannath Merbs Introduction While uveal melanoma represents only 5% of all melanomas, it is the most common primary intraocular malignancy of…
Optic Disc Anomalies, Pits, and Associated Serous Macular Detachment
Chapter 93 Optic Disc Anomalies, Pits, and Associated Serous Macular Detachment Alfredo A. Sadun, Khizer R. Khaderi Optic disc pits are congenital excavations of the optic nerve head, usually seen…
Genetic Mechanisms of Retinal Disease
Chapter 31 Genetic Mechanisms of Retinal Disease Stephen P. Daiger, Lori S. Sullivan, Sara J. Bowne Introduction The purpose of this chapter is to provide an overview of concepts underlying…
Pharmacology at Surgery
Chapter 127 Pharmacology at Surgery Christos Haritoglou, Anselm Kampik Introduction Within the last few years, many technical developments in the field of vitreoretinal surgery have been introduced. We experienced not…
Infectious Endophthalmitis
Chapter 122 Infectious Endophthalmitis Travis A. Meredith, J. Niklas Ulrich Introduction Infectious endophthalmitis is a condition in which the internal structures of the eye are invaded by replicating microorganisms, resulting…
Cystoid Macular Edema and Vitreomacular Traction
Chapter 118 Cystoid Macular Edema and Vitreomacular Traction Lazaros Konstantinidis, Thomas J. Wolfensberger Introduction Macular edema is defined as an abnormal thickening of the macula associated with accumulation of fluid…
Pathophysiology of Ocular Trauma
Chapter 98 Pathophysiology of Ocular Trauma Sun Young Lee, Stephen J. Ryan Introduction Ocular trauma is a major cause of ocular morbidity and a leading cause of monocular visual loss….
Angioid Streaks
Chapter 69 Angioid Streaks Linda A. Lam Introduction The appearance of angioid streaks was initially described by Doyne in 1889 as irregular and radiating lines extending from the optic nerve…
