Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking for Corneal Ectasias
Lead author Year Number (eyes) Follow-up (months) UDVA change (LogMar) CDVA change (LogMar) MSE change (D) K max change (D) Pachymetry change (μm) Failure (%) Raiskup 2008 33 >36 −0.15 …
Role of Corneal Biomechanics in the Diagnosis and Management of Keratoconus
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Jorge L. Alió (ed.)KeratoconusEssentials in Ophthalmology10.1007/978-3-319-43881-8_12 12. Role of Corneal Biomechanics in the Diagnosis and Management of Keratoconus FangJun Bao1, 2 , Brendan Geraghty3 , QinMei Wang1, 2 and Ahmed Elsheikh3, 4 (1) Eye Hospital,…
Epidemiology of Keratoconus
Author Location Age in years Sample size Incidence/100,000 Prevalence/100,000 Method Tanabe et al. (1985) [105] Muroran, Japan 10–60 2601-P 9 Keratometry Kennedy et al. (1986) [7] Minnesota, USA 12–77 64-P…
What Is Keratoconus? A New Approach to a Not So Rare Disease
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Jorge L. Alió (ed.)KeratoconusEssentials in Ophthalmology10.1007/978-3-319-43881-8_1 1. What Is Keratoconus? A New Approach to a Not So Rare Disease Jorge L. Alió1, 2 (1) Keratoconus Unit, Department of Refractive Surgery, Vissum…
Modern Pathogenesis of Keratoconus: Genomics and Proteomics
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Jorge L. Alió (ed.)KeratoconusEssentials in Ophthalmology10.1007/978-3-319-43881-8_2 2. Modern Pathogenesis of Keratoconus: Genomics and Proteomics Pierre Fournié1 , Stéphane D. Galiacy2 and François Malecaze1 (1) Department of Ophthalmology, CRNK, CHU Toulouse, Hôpital Pierre-Paul Riquet, Toulouse,…
Optic Nerve, Visual Pathways, Oculomotor System, and Consequences of Intracranial Injury
Fig. 12.1 Coronal CT image (soft tissue window) demonstrating bony anatomy and extraocular muscles of the orbit: o optic nerve, i intraconal space, e extraconal space, circle border between intraconal and extraconal spaces…
Retina and Posterior Segment Injuries
Fig. 10.1 Posterior pole of a highly myopic individual. The optic disc is somewhat tilted. There is broad peri-papillary atrophy and macular pigmentary mottling Another condition that affects the integrity of…
Post-refractive Surgery Trauma
Fig. 4.1 Slit lamp photograph of normal radial keratotomy incisions Procedure The surgeon makes a number of uniform microscopic cuts with a diamond-blade knife into the cornea to sever the collagen…
Glaucoma Considerations
(1) Department of Ophthalmology, The State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA Ilan Epstein Email: Inci.dersu@downstate.edu KeywordsIridodialysisCyclodialysisAngle recession glaucomaPostsurgical glaucomaAngle closure glaucomaOcular hypotony Posttrauma…
