Chapter 136 Congenital Hypertrophy of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium Carsten H. Meyer, Heinrich Gerding Introduction Congenital hypertrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium (CHRPE) is generally an asymptomatic congenital hamartoma that…
Chapter 91 Traumatic Chorioretinopathies Youxin Chen, Mingwei Zhao, Peng Zhou For additional online content visit http://www.expertconsult.com Epidemiology Eye injuries are an important world-wide cause of visual loss, particularly in developing…
Chapter 85 Ocular Toxoplasmosis Rubens Belfort, Jr., Claudio Silveira, Cristina Muccioli Introduction Toxoplasmosis is a common zoonosis caused by the infection with Toxoplasma gondii, and it is also the most…
Chapter 105 Optimal Procedures for Retinal Detachment Repair G. William Aylward For additional online content visit http://www.expertconsult.com Introduction About a century ago, rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) was essentially untreatable. A…
Chapter 82 Mycobacterial Infections Perumalsamy Namperumalsamy, Sivakumar R. Rathinam Introduction Ocular mycobacterial infection represents an important form of extra pulmonary infection which encompasses tubercular (TB) as well as nontubercular mycobacterial…
Chapter 151 Choroidal Metastases Kristin J. Redmond, Moody D. Wharam Jr, Andrew P. Schachat Introduction Choroidal metastases are the most common of adult intraocular tumors.1,2 Autopsy studies suggest that approximately…
Chapter 53 Branch Vein Occlusion Alex Yuan, Peter K. Kaiser Introduction Branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) is a common cause of retinal vascular disease.1 The Beaver Dam Study estimated the…
Chapter 144 Enucleation for Choroidal Melanomas Julian D. Perry, Arun D. Singh, Milap P. Mehta Introduction Approximately 5% of all melanomas occur in the eye and surrounding adnexal structures and…
Chapter 156 Primary Vitreoretinal Lymphoma Mary E. Turell, Andrew P. Schachat, David M. Peereboom, Arun D. Singh Introduction Primary vitreoretinal lymphoma is a rare intraocular malignancy with typical clinical features…
Chapter 121 Retinal Pigment Epithelium and Choroid Translocation in Patients with Age-Related Macular Degeneration Jan C. van Meurs, Robert MacLaren, Bernd Kirchhof Epidemiology In indtrialized countries the end-stage of age-related…
