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…
Chapter 94 Retina-Related Clinical Trials A Resource Bibliography Barbara S. Hawkins, Usha Chakravarthy The subspecialty of Retina has probably seen some of the most innovative changes in the field of…
Chapter 141 Molecular Genetics of Choroidal Melanoma Akrit Sodhi, Shannath Merbs Introduction While uveal melanoma represents only 5% of all melanomas, it is the most common primary intraocular malignancy of…
Chapter 93 Optic Disc Anomalies, Pits, and Associated Serous Macular Detachment Alfredo A. Sadun, Khizer R. Khaderi Optic disc pits are congenital excavations of the optic nerve head, usually seen…
Chapter 31 Genetic Mechanisms of Retinal Disease Stephen P. Daiger, Lori S. Sullivan, Sara J. Bowne Introduction The purpose of this chapter is to provide an overview of concepts underlying…
Chapter 127 Pharmacology at Surgery Christos Haritoglou, Anselm Kampik Introduction Within the last few years, many technical developments in the field of vitreoretinal surgery have been introduced. We experienced not…
Chapter 122 Infectious Endophthalmitis Travis A. Meredith, J. Niklas Ulrich Introduction Infectious endophthalmitis is a condition in which the internal structures of the eye are invaded by replicating microorganisms, resulting…
Chapter 118 Cystoid Macular Edema and Vitreomacular Traction Lazaros Konstantinidis, Thomas J. Wolfensberger Introduction Macular edema is defined as an abnormal thickening of the macula associated with accumulation of fluid…
Chapter 98 Pathophysiology of Ocular Trauma Sun Young Lee, Stephen J. Ryan Introduction Ocular trauma is a major cause of ocular morbidity and a leading cause of monocular visual loss….
