Pathology of the Optic Nerve
Pathology of the Optic Nerve Diva R. Salomão Caterina Giannini Introduction The optic nerve, second cranial nerve, is approximately 50 mm long. It extends from the optic nerve disc inside…
Glaucoma Genetics
Glaucoma Genetics Michael J. Pro MD Mauricio Pons MD Introduction It is not hyperbole to say that discoveries in genetics will lead to a revolution in medical care. Gene therapy…
Inborn Errors of Metabolism
Inborn Errors of Metabolism Donald P. Sauberan MD Scott E. Olitsky MD Leonard Nelson MD An inborn error of metabolism is a clinical disorder caused by a genetic inability to…
Basics of Inheritance
Basics of Inheritance Arlene V. Drack Most physicians think of inherited eye diseases as “zebras”—rare, one of a kind disorders seldom encountered in a typical practice. In fact, most patients…
Principles of Genealogical Research and Practical Applications to Eye Disease
Principles of Genealogical Research and Practical Applications to Eye Disease Tara Uhler Tamara Vrabec Arcilee Frost Larry A. Donoso Introduction Background/History The study of ancestry or families, genealogy, is a…
Pathology of the Retina
Pathology of the Retina Gavin W. Roddy Robert H. Rosa Jr. CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES Retinal Coloboma Colobomas arise from an incomplete fusion of the two sides of the optic cup afer…
Heredity of Strabismus
Heredity of Strabismus Sylvia R. Kodsi Steven E. Rubin Mary A. O’Hara Leonard B. Nelson Generations of ophthalmologists have noted that strabismus “tends to run in families.” Hippocrates first commented…
Clinicopathologic Correlates in Orbital Disease
Clinicopathologic Correlates in Orbital Disease Zeynel A. Karcioglu Of all essential human senses, vision is the most important. The eye, organ of vision, should be well protected and supported functionally…
Chromosomes: Structure, Function, and Clinical Syndromes
Chromosomes: Structure, Function, and Clinical Syndromes Brian J.R. Forbes Leonard B. Nelson Sanger’s demonstration in 1953 that proteins are unique linear arrays of amino acids and the suggestion by Watson…
Clinical Applications of Topical Ophthalmic Antibiotics-A Comprehensive Review Including Mechanisms of Action and Adverse Effects of New and Long-Standing Pharmaceuticals
Clinical Applications of Topical Ophthalmic Antibiotics-A Comprehensive Review Including Mechanisms of Action and Adverse Effects of New and Long-Standing Pharmaceuticals Renée Solomon Eric Donnenfeld BACTERIAL CONJUNCTIVITIS Bacterial conjunctivitis is common,…
