Special Adjuncts to Treatment
Chapter 104 Special Adjuncts to Treatment Ian Y. Wong, David Wong Special adjunct to treatment Introduction The first use of intraocular gas in treating retinal detachment dates back a century.1…
Surgery for Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy
Chapter 111 Surgery for Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy Simon Brunner, Susanne Binder Introduction Surgery for non-life-threatening diseases always has to be carefully balanced against conservative treatments. Similarly, the decision to recommend…
Retinotomies and Retinectomies
Chapter 108 Retinotomies and Retinectomies Gary W. Abrams, Enrique Garcia-Valenzuela, Sumit K. Nanda Introduction The term retinotomy denotes cutting the retina, whereas retinectomy means excision of retina. A retinotomy may…
Neovascular (Exudative or “Wet”) Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Chapter 66 Neovascular (Exudative or “Wet”) Age-Related Macular Degeneration Neil M. Bressler, Susan B. Bressler Epidemiology Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the major cause of severe visual loss in older…
Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Non-neovascular Early AMD, Intermediate AMD, and Geographic Atrophy
Chapter 65 Age-Related Macular Degeneration Non-neovascular Early AMD, Intermediate AMD, and Geographic Atrophy Susan B. Bressler, Neil M. Bressler Introduction Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) has been the leading cause of…
Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy
Chapter 48 Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy Paolo A.S. Silva, Jerry D. Cavallerano, Jennifer K. Sun, Barbara A. Blodi, Matthew D. Davis, Lloyd M. Aiello, Lloyd Paul Aiello “Since we are not…
Ocular Ischemic Syndrome
Chapter 59 Ocular Ischemic Syndrome Gary C. Brown, Sanjay Sharma In 1963, Kearns and Hollenhorst1 reported on the ocular symptoms and signs occurring secondary to severe carotid artery obstructive disease….
Clinical Applications of Diagnostic Indocyanine Green Angiography
Chapter 2 Clinical Applications of Diagnostic Indocyanine Green Angiography Giovanni Staurenghi, Ferdinando Bottoni, Andrea Giani Introduction Intravenous fluorescein angiography provides excellent spatial and temporal resolution of the retinal circulation, with…
Macular Hole
Chapter 117 Macular Hole Alain Gaudric, Ramin Tadayoni For additional online content visit http://www.expertconsult.com Introduction Macular hole (MH) is a round full-thickness opening in the foveal center. In most cases…
Pediatric Retinal Vascular Diseases
Chapter 61 Pediatric Retinal Vascular Diseases Thomas C. Lee, Michael F. Chiang For additional online content visit http://www.expertconsult.com Retinopathy of prematurity Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a disease affecting the…
