Chapter 46 Diabetic Retinopathy Genetics and Etiologic Mechanisms Kang Zhang, Henry A. Ferreyra, Seanna Grob, Matthew Bedell, Jun Jun Zhang For additional online content visit http://www.expertconsult.com This chapter will review…
Chapter 14 Structure and Function of Rod and Cone Photoreceptors Jeannie Chen, Alapakkam P. Sampath Introduction Our visual experience is initiated by rod and cone photoreceptors in the retina. The…
Chapter 129 Cavernous Hemangioma Anita Agarwal, Paul Sternberg, Jr. Introduction Cavernous hemangioma of the retina is a rare vascular hamartoma. The tumor is composed of clumps of dark intraretinal aneurysms…
Chapter 145 Brachytherapy for Choroidal Melanoma Samuel K. Houston, H. Culver Boldt, Arnold M. Markoe, Timothy G. Murray Treatment of choroidal melanoma with brachytherapy – suturing a radiation source to…
Chapter 16 Cell Biology of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium Gabriele Thumann, Guorui Dou, Yusheng Wang, David R. Hinton For additional online content visit http://www.expertconsult.com The retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) forms…
Chapter 37 Neuroprotection Benedetto Falsini, Ronald A. Bush, Paul A. Sieving History and definitions The process of neuronal cell death following different types of injury involves apoptosis. Blocking the apoptotic…
Chapter 148 Laser Treatment of Choroidal Melanoma Norbert Bornfeld Introduction Photocoagulation, as introduced by Meyer-Schwickerath in 1949,1 was among the first eye-salvaging treatment methods for choroidal melanomas and the first…
Chapter 83 Eales Disease Perumalsamy Namperumalsamy, Dhananjay Shukla Introduction Eales disease is an idiopathic, occlusive perivasculitis affecting peripheral retina in young men, leading to retinal nonperfusion, new vessel formation, and…
Chapter 74 Sympathetic Ophthalmia Daniel Vítor Vasconcelos-Santos, Narsing A. Rao Introduction Sympathetic ophthalmia, also known as sympathetic ophthalmitis and sympathetic uveitis, is a rare bilateral diffuse granulomatous uveitis that occurs…
Chapter 80 Rheumatic Disease Alastair K. Denniston, Mary Gayed, David Carruthers, Caroline Gordon, Philip I. Murray Introduction Many rheumatic diseases have ocular and adnexal complications. These range from relatively mild…
