Ocular Toxoplasmosis
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…
Optimal Procedures for Retinal Detachment Repair
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…
Mycobacterial Infections
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…
Choroidal Metastases
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…
Branch Vein Occlusion
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…
Enucleation for Choroidal Melanomas
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…
Primary Vitreoretinal Lymphoma
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…
Retinal Pigment Epithelium and Choroid Translocation in Patients with Age-Related Macular Degeneration
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…
Diabetic Retinopathy: Genetics and Etiologic Mechanisms
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…
Structure and Function of Rod and Cone Photoreceptors
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…
