Corneal Pachymetry
Corneal Pachymetry Joseph J. K. Ma Anthony P. Adamis The term pachymetry is a contraction of two Greek words, pachos (“thick”) and metry (“measure”). Traditionally, the primary role of pachymetry…
Corneal Angiogenesis
Corneal Angiogenesis Joseph J. K. Ma Anthony P. Adamis Angiogenesis is defined as the formation of new vessels from vascular endothelial cells derived from existing blood vessels. Aside from female…
Morphology and Pathologic Response in Corneal and Conjunctival Disease
Morphology and Pathologic Response in Corneal and Conjunctival Disease Kenneth R. Kenyon Emiliano Ghinelli Henrique V. Chaves The cornea is composed of relatively few components and includes three different cell…
Basic Immunology
Basic Immunology C. Stephen Foster Wayne J. Streilein CELLS OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM The cellular components of the immune system include lymphocytes, macrophages, Langerhans cells, neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils and mast…
Corneal Physiology
Corneal Physiology Stephen D. Klyce The cornea forms the transparent anterior portion of the ocular tunic, serving as the major refractive element in the eye while protecting its contents through…
The Anatomy and Cell Biology of the Human Cornea, Limbus, Conjunctiva, and Adnexa
The Anatomy and Cell Biology of the Human Cornea, Limbus, Conjunctiva, and Adnexa Ilene K. Gipson Nancy C. Joyce James D. Zieske The cornea, conjunctiva, and intervening transition area known…
Treatment with Antidepressants
Treatment with Antidepressants The modern history of antidepressants began with the introduction of the tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) and monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) in the 1950s. Although these agents are now…
Fundus Autofluorescence of Intraocular Tumors: Choroidal Nevus and Melanoma
Fundus Autofluorescence of Intraocular Tumors: Choroidal Nevus and Melanoma Daniel Lavinsky Rubens Belfort Mattos Neto Eduardo V. Navajas Rubens Belfort Mattos Jr. Choroidal melanoma is the most frequent primary intraocular…
Fundus Autofluorescence in Lamellar Macular Holes and Pseudoholes
Fundus Autofluorescence in Lamellar Macular Holes and Pseudoholes Ferdinando Bottoni DEFINITION OF PSEUDOHOLE AND LAMELLAR MACULAR HOLE The definitions of macular pseudohole (MPH) and lamellar macular hole (LMH) have been…
Fundus Autofluorescence in Full-Thickness Macular Holes
Fundus Autofluorescence in Full-Thickness Macular Holes Andrea von Rückmann An idiopathic full-thickness macular hole (FTMH) is a defect in the neurosensory retina at the fovea, from the internal limiting membrane…
