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…
Fundus Autofluorescence in Central Serous Chorioretinopathy
Fundus Autofluorescence in Central Serous Chorioretinopathy Carsten Framme Central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) is a common retinal disease characterized by an idiopathic flat retinal detachment within the macula (1,2). It typically…
Fundus Autofluorescence in Posterior Uveitis
Fundus Autofluorescence in Posterior Uveitis Lucia Kuffová Vikki McBain John V. Forrester Noemi Lois Posterior segment intraocular inflammation (PSII, uveitis affecting the posterior segment of the eye) comes in many…
Fundus Autofluorescence in Choroideremia
Fundus Autofluorescence in Choroideremia Agnes B. Renner Choroideremia (CHM) is a progressive retinal dystrophy with an X-linked mode of inheritance (1, 2, 3) caused by mutations in the CHM gene…
