Systemic Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases
Systemic Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases Danielle S. Rudich Krista M. Ramonas Alan H. Friedman VIRAL DISEASES Herpes Simplex Virus The herpes simplex virus (HSV) is a common cause of ocular,…
Perinatal Ophthalmology
Perinatal Ophthalmology Sharon Lehman Antenatal Ophthalmology Certain ocular conditions, such as dacryocele,1 congenital cataract,2 retinoblastoma,3 and orbital cyst4 may be detected on prenatal ultrasound. The family with a known genetic…
The Phakomatoses
The Phakomatoses David Sami Neda Zadeh Anthony Vivian Dawn Saunders A PERSPECTIVE In 1932, Van der Hoeve1 suggested that the syndromes of Bourneville, Recklinghausen, and von Hippel-Lindau should be grouped…
Ocular Toxicology
Ocular Toxicology F. W. Fraunfelder Adverse reactions to medicines used for ocular disease can occur both in the eye itself and in other organ systems. Whether the drug is administered…
Metastatic Cancer to the Eye and Adnexa
Metastatic Cancer to the Eye and Adnexa Carol L. Shields Jerry A. Shields In the 2008 annual report to the nation on the status of cancer in America from the…
Pregnancy and the Mother’s Eye
Pregnancy and the Mother’s Eye David J. Ramsey Janet S. Sunness 1. Normal physiologic alterations seen in healthy eyes during pregnancy. 2. Ocular disease processes arising in pregnancy, such as…
The Eye and Renal Diseases
The Eye and Renal Diseases Michaella Goldstein Gad Heilweil In 1836, the distinguished English physician Richard Bright was the first to associate renal disease with blindness. Two decades later, the…
Ocular Manifestations of Gastrointestinal Diseases
Ocular Manifestations of Gastrointestinal Diseases Anil K.V. Aralikatti Anju Kadyan Uday Bhatt Dipali Aralikatti Damian O’Neill Ocular changes are associated with many developmental and metabolic conditions affecting the liver, pancreas,…
