Retinal Detachment
17 Retinal DetachmentSCOTT M. STEIDL Evaluation of a Retinal Detachment What are the Symptoms of a Retinal Detachment? Common symptoms include (1) visual field loss, often described as a “curtain”…
Infectious Uveitis
SECTION IV The Inflamed Eye and Retinal Disease 18 Infectious UveitisALI DJALILIAN AND ERIC SUHLER Toxoplasmosis What Is the Life Cycle of Toxoplasma gondii? Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular…
Clinical Trials in Retina
23 Clinical Trials in RetinaKAREN GEHRS AND SHARAM DANESH Treatment of Choroidal Neovascularization (Macular Photocoagulation Study and Others) Why Was the Macular Photocoagulation Study Conducted? Choroidal neovascularization (CNV) is a…
Areas of Fundus Whitening: Geographic Whitening
7 Areas of Fundus Whitening: Geographic WhiteningQUAN DONG NGUYEN AND DIANA VAN DO What Is Fundus Whitening, and Why Does It Exist? Caucasians often have orange–yellow fundi, whereas persons with…
Brown-Black Lesions: Fine Hyperpigmented Spots
9 Brown–Black Lesions: Fine Hyperpigmented SpotsMARCIA D. CARNEY Hyperpigmented Spots What are some of the disease associations with hyperpigmented lesions of the fundus? Fine, hyperpigmented lesions of the fundus may…
Intraocular Mass
SECTION III Intraocular Mass, or Lesions Associated with an Elevated Retinal Surface 15 Intraocular MassNARIMAN SHARARA, INGRID U. SCOTT, AND JOAN O’BRIEN Retinoblastoma What Are the Incidence and Epidemiology of…
Areas of Fundus Whitening: White or Yellow Spots
SECTION II Lesions Associated with a Flat or Minimally Elevated Retinal Surface 6 Areas of Fundus Whitening: White or Yellow SpotsAMY S. NOFFKE AND LEE M. JAMPOL Acute Posterior Multifocal…
Orange–Red and Gray Lesions in the Fundus
10 Orange–Red and Gray Lesions in the FundusJONATHAN SHEINDLIN What Are Gray or Orange Lesions in the Fundus? Gray and orange–red lesions in the fundus represent localized or, at times,…
Thickened or Elevated Macular Retina
16 Thickened or Elevated Macular RetinaBYRON S. LADD AND MICHAEL J. COONEY Thickened or Elevated Macular Retina What Are the Symptoms of a Thickened or Elevated Macular Retina? Multiple symptoms…
Abnormal-Appearing Retinal Vessels
13 Abnormal-Appearing Retinal VesselsMITRA AYAZIFAR AND LORY SNADY-MCCOY Congenital Tortuosity of the Retinal Vessels (Nonaneurysmal Congenital Anomalies) What Are Arterial Vascular Anomalies? The arterial circulation of the retina, with the…
