Screening for Specific Diseases
21 Screening for Specific DiseasesMARSHA APUSHKIN, LANCE SCOTT, AND ALICE LYON Diabetic Retinopathy What Is Diabetic Retinopathy and Why Screen for It? Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness…
How to Use the Instruments For Examination of the Posterior Segment
3 How to Use the Instruments for Examination of the Posterior SegmentALLEN C. HO Examination of the posterior segment of the eye is a technically demanding and challenging task. To…
Key Questions for a Focused History
SECTION I History, Physical Examination, and Diagnosis 1 Key Questions for a Focused HistoryDAVID G. MILLER AND LAWRENCE J. SINGERMAN In all fields of medicine, a focused history is an…
Expanding on the Primary Complaint to Get to the Diagnosis
5 Expanding on the Primary Complaint to Get to the DiagnosisTRAVIS MEREDITH Symptoms Almost every patient evaluation begins with a chief complaint or the patient’s statement of the predominant symptom….
Sorting out Possible Diagnoses from the History
2 Sorting Out Possible Diagnoses from the HistoryENRIQUE GARCIA-VALENZUELA, MAURICIO E. PONS, AND GARY W. ABRAMS What Is the Importance of the Clinical History? The approach to successful diagnosis and…
Linear and Curvilinear Streaks in the Fundus
11 Linear and Curvilinear Streaks in the FundusSCOTT M. STEIDL AND JONES ERIC Linear or Curvilinear Streaks Observed on or Near the Posterior Lens Retrolenticular Membranes and Hemorrhage Associated with…
Glaucoma Associated with Systemic Disease
16 Glaucoma Associated with Systemic Disease Joern B. Soltau Definition What Systemic Diseases and Problems Are Associated with Elevated Intraocular Pressure or Glaucoma? Several groups of systemic diseases can be…
Glaucoma Associated with Lens Disorders
10 Glaucoma Associated with Lens Disorders Gustavo E. Gamero Definition This chapter discusses glaucoma as a direct or indirect result of some lens abnormality. A careful assessment of this heterogeneous…
Traumatic Glaucoma
13 Traumatic Glaucoma Mohamed-Sameh H. El Agha Definition How Is Traumatic Glaucoma Defined? Traumatic glaucoma is the occurrence of elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) secondary to ocular trauma. However, not every…
Neovascular Glaucoma
14 Neovascular Glaucoma Cuong D. Vu and John J. Alappatt Definition How Is Neovascular Glaucoma Defined? Neovascular glaucoma (NVG) is a type of secondary angle glaucoma attributed to new blood…
