Chromosomes
Chromosomes Nasrin Najm-Tehrani Alex V. Levin The genetic information in each cell is in the form of DNA, the majority of which is in the nucleus as chromosomes. A much…
Conjunctiva
Conjunctiva Alex V. Levin Thomas W. Wilson David Rootman Jerome Kazdan The conjunctiva is derived from surface ectoderm and has an important role in maintaining ocular surface integrity. Goblet cells…
Lids and Adnexa
Lids and Adnexa Alex V. Levin Thomas W. Wilson Robert Pashby Dan DeAngelis The lids and adnexa are composed of the anterior and posterior lamella. The anterior lamella is composed…
Retina and Vitreal Disease
Retina and Vitreal Disease Retinal Tear and Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment W. Craig Lannin ICD-9: 361.32—HORSESHOE TEAR OF RETINA WITHOUT DETACHMENT ICD-9: 361.0—RETINAL DETACHMENT WITH RETINAL DEFECT THE DISEASE Significant ocular…
Cataract and Refractive Surgery Comanagement
Cataract and Refractive Surgery Comanagement Cataract Surgery Management Jim Owen Brian Chou CATARACTS ICD-9: 366.0—INFANTILE, JUVENILE, AND PRESENILE CATARACT ICD-9: 366.1—SENILE CATARACT ICD-9: 366.2—TRAUMATIC CATARACT ICD-9: 366.3—CATARACT SECONDARY TO OCULAR…
Neuro-Ophthalmic Disease
Neuro-Ophthalmic Disease Pupil Abnormalities Leonid Skorin Jr Bruce G. Muchnick ICD-9: 379.40 THE DISEASE Pathophysiology Pupil size reflects the neural input of both the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems on the…
Oculoplastics
Oculoplastics Entropion Shoib Myint ICD-9: 374.00 THE DISEASE Pathophysiology Entropion or inversion of the eyelid margin can potentially lead to corneal opacification and subsequent damage leading to severe visual loss….
