3 Vitreous and Developmental Vitreoretinopathies
FIGURE 3.1 Vitreous from a 9-month-old child was dissected of the sclera, choroid, and retina. In spite of the specimen being on a surgical towel exposed to room air, the gel…
41 Weight Gain and Retinopathy of Prematurity
FIGURE 41.1 Box plots of BW (A) and BWSDS (taking GA and sex into account) (B). The three horizontal lines in each box marks the 25th, 50th, and the 75th percentiles….
27 X-Linked Retinoschisis
FIGURE 27.1 Fundus photographs showing the typical presentation of XLRS. Left panel: Affected male with spoke–wheel pattern of foveal cysts. Right panel: Affected male with “vitreous veils” of the inferonasal quadrant,…
22 Retinitis Pigmentosa Syndromes: Bardet-Biedl
BBS, Bardet-Biedl syndrome; RP, retinitis pigmentosa; MKS, Meckel-Gruber syndrome; LCA, Leber congenital amaurosis. Clinical Symptoms and Signs The age of onset of BBS is at conception, when a fetus inherits…
15 Genetic Counseling for Retinal Diseases
FIGURE 15.1 Inheritance patterns for genetic conditions with Mendelian inheritance. This image is a work of the National Institutes of Health, part of the United States Department of Health and Human…
37 Retinal Transplantation and the Role of Human Retinal Progenitor Cells in Retinal Diseases
FIGURE 37.1 Morphology. A: Cellular aggregates at isolation following enzymatic dissociation. B: Cells at P1 showing the monolayer population comprised of rounded cobblestone (red arrow), polarized (black arrow), and very small…
19 Stargardt Disease/Fundus Flavimaculatus
FIGURE 19.1 Scanning electron micrograph of an RPE monolayer from a patient with STGD1/FF. Note the marked heterogeneity of the RPE cells engorged with lipofuscin. Aggregates of engorged cells may correspond…
