Glaucoma

Oct 21, 2016 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Glaucoma

Fig. 6.1 (a) Intense glaucomatous excavation of the optic nerve head, in comparison to small physiological central excavation (b) (Courtesy of Christian Richter, University Eye Hospital Freiburg) Fig. 6.2 Optic…

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Conjunctiva

Oct 21, 2016 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Conjunctiva

Fig. 2.1 Microphotograph of the eye (anterior segment) of a human fetus at the 42 mm stage (approximately 10th gestational week). (a) The conjunctival sac with its fornices is evident….

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Optic Nerve

Oct 21, 2016 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Optic Nerve

Fig. 7.1 Longitudinal section of optic nerve. The lamina cribrosa sieve-like partition is to the right of the image. The central retinal artery and vein are seen at the left…

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Pathology of the Vitreous

Oct 21, 2016 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Pathology of the Vitreous

Fig. 8.1 Diagram shows normal ocular and vitreous landmarks. Cloquet’s canal is located centrally, with the annular attachment of vitreous to the lens represented by the hyalocapsular ligament (HC). The…

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The Crystalline Lens

Oct 21, 2016 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on The Crystalline Lens

Fig. 5.1 The normal lens (a) examined by a slit lamp (biomicroscopy). No incident light is reflected by the lens tissue, as would be the case with a lenticular opacity…

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Cornea

Oct 21, 2016 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Cornea

Fig. 3.1 Normal cornea. Layers of the cornea include epithelium (ep), Bowman’s layer (bl), stroma (str), Descemet’s membrane (dm), and endothelium (et). The basement membrane (bm) of the corneal epithelium…

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The Uvea

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Fig. 10.1 Low-power histological section of the anterior part of the eye demonstrating the anatomical arrangements of the cornea, lens and anterior uvea (iris, ciliary process, ciliary body, pars plana…

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The Sclera

Oct 21, 2016 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on The Sclera

Fig. 4.1 A buphthalmic eye in a case of neurofibromatosis typeie type 1. The sclera is very distensible in the infant eye, and the eye becomes uniformly enlarged due to…

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Case Studies

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(11) School of Optometry and Vision Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand   8.1.1 Background A 31-year-old female (RM), diagnosed with moderate dry eye 6 months previously by her…

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Dry Eye: Future Directions and Research

Oct 21, 2016 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Dry Eye: Future Directions and Research

Fig. 7.1 Concept of aging The free radical theory: Generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) eventually overwhelms the counteracting antioxidant defenses leading to cellular damage and aging. The metabolic theory:…

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