Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a complex multifactorial disease. Since the first association between a genetic polymorphism and AMD was discovered, the role of genetic factors in the occurrence of…
Diabetic retinopathy has an illustrious biography encompassing many stages. It was born as a result of the triumphs of medical management of diabetes mellitus, which extended the diabetic life expectancy,…
Keratoconus is an ectatic corneal disease of multifactorial etiology, involving both hereditary and environmental factors (like eye rubbing). It typically appears and progresses during the second through fourth decades of…
Media Type: Textbook (2-Volume set with DVD and Expert Consult: Online and Print) Synopsis: The tomes CORNEA: Fundamentals, Diagnosis & Management and Surgery of the Cornea & Conjunctiva , originally…
Media Type: Text Synopsis: IOL Power is a comprehensive work by an author who is able to make a relatively dry topic quite readable. There is consistent attention to topics…
Media Type: Textbook Synopsis: Curbside Consult in Oculoplastics: 49 Clinical Questions , is intended to answer some of the most commonly “thorny questions” posed to oculoplastic surgeons by residents and…
Media Type: Textbook Synopsis: Evolution invisibly directs structure and function at every level. The classic textual summaries of ocular evolution by Ida Mann and Gordon Walls have gone by the…
In the past decade, we have introduced various techniques of endothelial keratoplasty in the management of corneal endothelial disorders, including Descemet stripping (automated) endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK/DSAEK) and Descemet membrane endothelial…
Wang and associates recently presented findings on the association of retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness with preterm birth. They measured RNFL thickness using a Fourier-domain optical coherence tomography instrument…
