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…
7 Oculoplastics and Orbital Disease
ORBIT Anatomy Orbital Dimensions Volume: 30 mL. Height: 35 mm. Width: 40 mm. Medial wall length: 45 mm. Globe to optic canal: 18 mm. Optic nerve: 5 cm. Intraocular: 1…
Common Laboratory Tests and Procedures
2 COMMON LABORATORY TESTS AND PROCEDURES Common Laboratory Tests and Procedures Judy Perrigin, Laurance Freier, and Bruce E. Onofrey Laboratory tests can provide valuable information about the blood and many…
Pharmaceutical Agents
5 PHARMACEUTICAL AGENTS The Prescription/Patient Compliance Jill C. Autry THE PRESCRIPTION DOS AND DONT’S: PRESCRIBING GUIDELINES (SEE FIGS. 5-1 TO 5-3 AND TABLES 5-1 AND 5-2) 1. Do write legibly….
Retina and Vitreal Disease
18 RETINA AND VITREAL DISEASE Retinal Tear and Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment W. Craig Lannin ICD-9: 361.32—HORSESHOE TEAR OF RETINA WITHOUT DETACHMENT ICD-9: 361.0—RETINAL DETACHMENT WITH RETINAL DEFECT THE DISEASE Significant…
Neuro-Ophthalmic Disease
19 NEURO-OPHTHALMIC DISEASE Pupil Abnormalities Leonid Skorin Jr and Bruce G. Muchnick ICD-9: 379.40 THE DISEASE Pathophysiology Pupil size reflects the neural input of both the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems…
Ophthalmologic Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests
3 OPHTHALMOLOGIC LABORATORY AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTS Selected Laboratory Tests in Ocular Disease Laurance Freier SELECTED LABORATORY TESTS IN OCULAR DISEASE This section lists suggested laboratory and diagnostic tests for ocular…
Immune Disease
10 IMMUNE DISEASE Anterior Uveitis Richard F. Multack, Samuel J. Multack and Leonid Skorin Jr ICD-9: 364.0 THE DISEASE Pathophysiology The uvea consists of the middle, pigmented, vascular structures of…
Systemic Disease and the Eye
16 SYSTEMIC DISEASE AND THE EYE Diabetes Mellitus Nicky R. Holdeman ICD-9: 250.00 THE DISEASE Pathophysiology Diabetes mellitus (DM) involves a complex sequence of events that often evolve over many…
