Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)
Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) Emmanuel Chang MD, PhD Antonio Capone MD 1st edition contributions from Anna Ells, MD, FRCS (C). Introduction and Background of Retinopathy of Prematurity Retinopathy of prematurity…
Evidence-Based Medicine: The Prophylaxis and Treatment of Endophthalmitis
Evidence-Based Medicine: The Prophylaxis and Treatment of Endophthalmitis Seenu M. Hariprasad MD William F. Mieler MD In spite of significant advances in the management of endophthalmitis over the past two…
Arterial Occlusive Disease
Arterial Occlusive Disease Jason Noble MD, FRCSC, DABO, Mark O. Baerlocher MD, FRCPC Background Although atherosclerotic vascular disease is primarily appreciated as the major contributor to systemic morbidity and mortality…
Retinal Vein Occlusions (Evidence-Based Eye Care)
Retinal Vein Occlusions (Evidence-Based Eye Care) Paul Hahn MD, PhD Sharon Fekrat MD, FACS Introduction Retinal vein occlusion (RVO), including both branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) and central retinal vein…
Evidence-Based Ophthalmology: Clinical Trials and Beyond Retinal Detachment and Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy
Evidence-Based Ophthalmology: Clinical Trials and Beyond Retinal Detachment and Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy T. Mark Johnson MD FRCSC I. INTRODUCTION The management of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment has evolved over the last century…
Clinical Trials in Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Clinical Trials in Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration Stephen A. McNutt MD Peter K. Kaiser MD Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) remains the leading cause of blindness in the developed world and…
Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy: Clinical Trials
Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy: Clinical Trials Dean Eliott MD I. DIABETIC RETINOPATHY STUDY Introduction Eyes that develop proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) have at least a 50% probability of becoming blind within…
Clinical Trials in Nonneovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Clinical Trials in Nonneovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration Benjamin Nicholson MD Emily Y. Chew MD Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in the developed world.1,2 There are…
Diabetic Macular Edema: Clinical Trials
Diabetic Macular Edema: Clinical Trials Yoshihiro Yonekawa MD Dean Eliott MD I. DIABETIC MACULAR EDEMA Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study Introduction In the 1960s, diabetic retinopathy was a growing public…
