10.1055/b-0037-149090 32 Blunt and Penetrating Ocular InjuriesLiliya Shevchenko, Thomas M. Aaberg, Jr., and Paul Sternberg, Jr. 32.1 Introduction Ocular trauma is one of the leading causes of visual impairment and…
10.1055/b-0037-149092 34 Drug and Light Ocular ToxicityMichael T. Andreoli, Robert A. Mittra, and William F. Mieler Retinal toxicity may occur secondary to a variety of systemic medications. Fortunately, in many…
10.1055/b-0037-149097 39 Laser for Vitreoretinal DiseasesYannis M. Paulus and Mark S. Blumenkranz Retinal laser therapy was developed more than 50 years ago and has had a profound and lasting impact…
10.1055/b-0037-149098 40 Vitreous SurgeryThanos D. Papakostas, Dean Eliott, and Ingrid U. Scott 40.1 Introduction Robert Machemer is considered the father of modern vitreous surgery as he developed the instrumentation and…
10.1055/b-0037-149093 35 Posterior Segment Complications of Anterior Segment SurgeryThalmon R. Campagnoli, William E. Smiddy, and Harry W. Flynn Jr. 35.1 Postoperative Endophthalmitis Infectious endophthalmitis following ocular surgery is an uncommon…
10.1055/b-0037-149088 30 Exudative and Tractional Retinal DetachmentsMatthew D. Cooke, Robert A. Mittra, and Dennis P. Han 30.1 Introduction Exudative retinal detachment refers to separation of the neurosensory retina from the…
10.1055/b-0037-149082 24 Infectious Chorioretinal Inflammatory ConditionsJanet L. Davis 24.1 Introduction Bacterial, viral, protozoan, and helminthic infections of the posterior segment have characteristic ophthalmoscopic features that help clinicians deduce the type…
10.1055/b-0037-149096 38 Posterior Segment Drug DeliverySumit Sharma and Glenn J. Jaffe 38.1 Introduction Posterior segment pathology can be treated with medications delivered by a variety of routes; however, the anatomy…
10.1055/b-0037-149095 37 Intravitreal InjectionsIngrid U. Scott and Harry W. Flynn Jr. 37.1 Introduction Intravitreal injection was reported by Ohm in 1911 as a technique to introduce air for retinal tamponade…
10.1055/b-0037-149091 33 Posterior Segment Manifestations of Systemic TraumaJason Hsu and Carl D. Regillo 33.1 Purtscher’s Retinopathy In 1910, Purtscher described a constellation of changes in the posterior pole of two…
