7 Foveal Development and Photoreceptor Development
FIGURE 7.1 A montage of a whole mounted human fetal retina at 26 WG, immunolabeled to show rod photoreceptors (green) and retinal blood vessels (red) and imaged by confocal microscopy. Developing…
5 Retinal Vascular Development
FIGURE 5.1 Illustration of relationship among VEGF expression, astrocytes, and retinal vasculature in mouse models of retinal vascularization and OIR of prematurity. Left: Astrocytes (green) migrate from optic nerve head into…
4 Vitreous Biochemistry and Pharmacologic Vitreolysis
FIGURE 4.1 Schematic diagram of collagen fibril structure in the human vitreous. (From Bishop PN. Structural macromolecules and supramolecular organisation of the vitreous gel. Prog Retin Eye Res 2000;19:323–344, with permission.)…
3 Retina and Vitreous
RETINAL ANATOMY Macula and Fovea The macula histologically contains more than two layers of ganglion cells (Figure 3.1). Peripheral Retina Histological definition: any area with a single layer of ganglion…
8 Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
EYELID DISORDERS Epicanthus Summary Epicanthus is a skin fold that extends from upper to lower eyelid, overlying the medial canthus. Demographics Typical in infants of Asian ethnicity. Common in others;…
1 Cornea: External Disease1
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY Tear Film The tear film is composed of three major layers, each produced by specialized cells. The adequacy and stability of the tear film are important in…
5 Glaucoma
CHAPTER 5 Glaucoma Rohit Krishna • Ryan D. Vincent • Andrew Sorenson INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE AND AQUEOUS HUMOR DYNAMICS Glaucoma is a group of diseases resulting in an optic neuropathy that…
