Miscellaneous Abnormalities of the Fundus Neal H. Atebara This chapter covers disease entities caused by compressing or stretching mechanical forces on the choroid, Bruch membrane, and retinal pigment epithelium (RPE)….
Radiation Retinopathy Neal H. Atebara John H. Drouilhet Gary C. Brown Katie Atebara First described by Stallard1 in 1933 in the fundi of patients with retinal capillary hemangiomas and retinoblastomas…
Retinoblastoma Carol L. Shields Jerry A. Shields Retinoblastoma is the most common intraocular cancer of childhood.1,2 It represents approximately 4% of all pediatric malignancies. It is estimated that 250 to…
Blunt Trauma Andrew Lam William E. Benson John B. Jeffers This chapter concentrates on posterior segment injuries caused by blunt trauma. Anterior segment injuries, surgical management of penetrating injuries, sports…
Toxic Retinopathies F. W. Fraunfelder Retinal toxicity is noted primarily in patients who take systemic medications rather than topical ocular medications. Exceptions, such as cystoid macular edema secondary to latanoprost,…
Retinopathy and Distant Extraocular Trauma Isaac A. Loose Robert P. Schroeder The retinal manifestations of distant trauma may be asymmetric and vary among patients depending on the type of trauma….
Ophthalmic Manifestations of Defects in Metabolism J. Bronwyn Bateman This chapter describes most of the multisystem disorders that have a metabolic basis and reported ocular manifestations. Although most are autosomal…
Degenerative Diseases of the Peripheral Retina Paul Baker Chirag P. Shah William Tasman ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The authors and editors wish to acknowledge the contributions of Robert S. Engstrom, Jr., Ben J….
Diabetic Retinopathy Brett J. Rosenblatt William E. Benson Clinical Findings Diabetic retinopathy is usually divided into nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR) and proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR). Early Nonproliferative Diabetic Retinopathy Although…
Acquired Macular Disease Introduction The anatomic macula is defined as the area of the posterior retina containing at least two layers of nuclei within the ganglion cell layer. Clinically, this…
